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Tuesday, February 25, 2003
posted by gbarto
at 1:30 AM:
Her birth certificate said "Ida Katherine" but everyone called her babe. I called her "grandma." Though a homemaker and stay-at-home mom most of her life, she led an active life of the mind, constantly reading the newspapers (and filling in the crosswords after) and listening to newsradio. And commenting on what she'd heard or read. Probably, she bears some responsibility for me growing up to be the kind of person who would one day start up the TurkeyBlog. For good or for ill. Last night, she succombed in a struggle against a variant of Parkinson's disease. Requiescat in pacem.
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