Randy's Last Eulogy - A Model Mother Indeed!

My perspective of my mother as her child. My mother was a mother til the day she died. Even in dying she was being a mother. These are the major legacies in my mind that I want to share in her departure.

Bird watching was part of the love of nature that she taught to me. It started for me when I was sick with the Hong Kong Flu. She took me to a park in Corpus Christi to watch migratory birds. I remembered every bird she taught me in that one week. I use that knowledge daily when I watch birds. I am indebted to her for loving nature as I do.

College Education was super important to her. She lectured to me regularly about it. One day I woke up and saw she was right. It was the door to a standard of living. Never was anything proven to be so right and done so well as that in my entire life. I am indebted to her for that realization and that persistence and unselfish love.

Religion was equally important to her. My faith remains with me today because of her. She lived in isolation away from others of like faith and that always bothered her a lot. She ended up bringing my dad into the Christadelphian faith. That work of hers for him and I changed his and my life. I am indebted to her for that.

Self Confidence was a gift given to me by her. She praised me often and did it in love so that I could stand up in life to life's many trials. She wanted me to be stronger than her. I am indebted to her for molding me into me.

I will sorely miss her. She more than did her job as a good mother.