I am writing this letter on behalf of my mother. She suffers from advanced dementia, and would not be able to do this herself. However, I wanted to let all of you know that my mom simply adored Veronica! They worked together at Baptist when it was over on Bellfort. I used to take my newborn to visit, and Veronica and her friends would always gather around and “ooh and ahh”…heady stuff for a new mom!
Anyway, my mom retired early, but their great friendship continued for many years. My mom, Ginny Walker, and Veronica were quite the threesome. I’ve lost track of the number of fun trips that they took to Las Vegas, Coushatta, and various other gambling places! They also enjoyed going to Canton together, and shopping whenever they could. Even though my mom had moved away to West Columbia, Veronica (and Ginny) still made a great effort to keep in touch with her and include her in all of their activities.
After Mom went into nursing home care, they made several trips down to Angleton to visit her and take her on outings.
I know firsthand that Veronica had a great love for her family, because she spoke fondly of all of you on a regular basis. She is probably the strongest person I’ve ever met. When Mom & I went to visit her the 1st time that she had cancer, she was so happy to have visitors and really didn’t speak of her illness. She just wanted to know all about our families.
So, from my mom, and myself, I offer your family our deepest condolences. As the old saying goes, your mom made the world a better place just by being in it!
