I am Virginia, my mother's oldest child and when we moved to Floral Park, NY in 1949 my mother was happy to have the whole family in our home. The family consisted of our mother and father, my brother Paul, our grandma and grandpa and our nana.

As my brother said in his story my mother never once complained about caring for our father after he had his stroke. It was a joy for her to care for him as he had always provided for the family and was good to her and us. During the past 25 years she would often talk about her Frankie.

At one point my mother was even caring for her own mother at the same time she was taking such good care of my father.

My mother was excellent at knitting, crocheting and sewing. She loved making things for all of us. I had some of the best outfits when I was going to school that my mother made for me.

Family was very important to her and she will be greatly missed.

My mother and father moved to Floral Park with my sister then 5 and myself. I was three years old. My grandparents lived with us and it was a very warm and loving family. My mother, Charlotte, was very close to her mother and they always cooked and baked together. My father was a fireman but he worked additional jobs to provide for the family. When my father had a stroke, which was debilitating, my mother did not hesitate to provide him with full time care at home. My mother did this for 18 years without complaining of the task. They were true soulmates and she always missed him for the past 25 years since his death. They are now together happily enjoying each other again. I will miss my mother now as I have missed my father.