Just a few months after my Grand­fa­ther Sam passed away, my grand­mother fol­lowed him this week. After a good fight against Alzheimers, she went peace­fully with fam­ily sur­round­ing her and hos­pice care keep­ing her com­fort­able. We were all hav­ing a nice meal together, which is exactly what she would have wished for us. She taught us how to cook, how to eat and most impor­tantly, set exam­ple upon exam­ple of how to love. She loved uncon­di­tion­ally, and left all of us with so many mem­o­ries. This week just a few days before she passed away, I was able to intro­duce her to her first great-grandson, Gus, who every­one agreed perked her up more than she had in many months. Her eyes fol­lowed him around the room, and his laugh­ter and cries pro­vided comic relief for a fam­ily suf­fer­ing from loss. She will be so sadly missed, but lives on in her chil­dren, grand­chil­dren and great-grandchildren.