This beautiful women is my Nana...Patricia Magill. This picture comes from when I was born my dad and my Nana made a bet about my eye color that would it change or not change by the time I turned one...my dad won the bet.
She lived a long, healthy life. Her death we knew was coming but in a sense I wasn't quite ready. Every time I saw her I thought this was the end but I always seemed to get one more chance. I remember the last time I did see her was Christmas 2012. The girls and I flew down for a few days and got to see many of my relatives one of which was my Nana. When my dad and the girls and I were driving up to my Granny Reynolds house just before we left to fly home, I remember crying so much saying this would probably be my last time seeing her. It was an extremely hard good bye but I was very grateful I got just one more visit with her and that both my girls even though very little still got to meet my Nana. She was an amazing woman and with all her achievements in life such a great role model! I miss my Nana! I am so glad though by the way that she is at peace, not in pain anymore, and with the love of her life finally who passes away back in 2000 (she lived 14 years with out him).
Here are some photos from her funeral weekend:
These three pics are from a tree their children planted in memory of Grampy...I had to see it and it was beautiful!
me and my cousin Amanda at the viewing...it has been quite a long time since I have seen her!
Here I am visiting my grandpa...this was the first time in 14 years I could come sit with him...it was just too painful because of how much I missed him: Katie Magill lived on the hill never worked and never will...this was a saying he always said to me. I miss him watching Jeopardy, him smoking his pipe, hearing him talk about his horse races, the grand kids counting and dividing the wam money...I love you grampy and glad I finally had the strength to come talk to you!
My Grampy and Nana's beautiful children Richard, Linda, Sherry, and James
Now add the only grand children....Amanda, James, me (Katie)
Lastly add Joan and little Pat...Nana and Grampy's nieces
A tradition to show a death in the family...they were beautiful
The children giving their love and support to each other before we left for the funeral
On our way to the funeral service...I wore pearls in honor of Nana...she had a set that my Aunt Linda got but I just always remember my Nana and her pearls!
you can't visit the south and not have some yummy BBQ...aw something I do miss about the good ole south!
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