Myrtle F. Baldwin

I am missing you! I want to thank you for making so many moments special. Inviting me to drop in at a moments notice, but mostly for the many adventures we had while driving and visiting in our yards for the past 34 years. You reading the stop signs, seeing the school when we returned home sharing your memories throughout the ride what more could I have from any friend, but their time. I’ll forever sing ‘You are my Sunshine’. Yes you loved your baseball. I used to listen from my backyard and drop in for the brief play-by-play when I would come over to mow your lawn. You were pretty good at directing me. I can still see you pointing at a leaf that I missed while raking and letting me know I needed to pick it up. Once in awhile we’d have a glass of wine, but just one. I could listen to your stories forever. Flying to see Dolly was a great adventure. The flight to Oakland and lunch with Dolly before she moved to Seattle was lots of fun. You two were so cute. Once I remember Dorothy shushing you at lunch saying ‘Mother we’ve already heard that story’. It didn’t matter to me I could hear it again and again and again. Knowing you just makes it easy to live. During Arthur’s visits we’d have lunch together and retell the stories again. Thanks for sharing the whole family, mine can be just as entertaining. I remember you had a distinct idea about what my mother, sisters and brother were going to look like. Well, you had to revisit that after meeting them. One was too short, one was fat…and by the way you did have an issue with ‘fat’. Taking you shopping at JC Penneys you said ‘I’m a petite’. We spent an hour trying to get to the appropriate size 12 petite pants of your choice. We were on the same page when it came to politics. I remember helping you fill out your ballot. Reading the voters pamphlet and then you would tell me what box to check. Voting wasn’t as important the last few years, but I could ask a question about a certain presidential family at any time and you would pretty convinced you didn’t like them…always saying I liked the other one better. I think you never lost your love for President Kennedy truth be told. One more thought is meeting some of the wonderful people who came into your life when caring was so important. Liz was there until the end. I knew without a doubt when I was traveling she’d come by and give you some love. Oh, and the drives wont be the same. Stopping to get a coffee, going to Lincoln Park sharing a donut will be memories that I’ll treasure forever no matter where I wind up. I’ll be taking to you on a trip to Oregon in my next adventures. Nobody can object now. You’re not bound by any of the rules of etiquette that you were under during the old life. May your dreams now be everything you hoped and until we meet again…I love you.

I love you and miss you grandma B I would have liked to see you every day you grandma romo and uncle Gregg were my pride in the family you were prized jewels I could have talked about for days you were special to me I hear from even the day I was born I remember you and grandma romo and I believe aunt dolly and grandma Susan sitting on the couch at grandma romo’s I rember grandma romo and you and aunt dolly in a car though my memory’s are vaig of you I know when I was little I thought you three were the coolest I was amazed and still am in how long and strong you caught the good fight I would have liked to have spent time but the world didn’t allow it but I would think it would have gone like this I would’ve watched base ball with you I love base ball love you grandma B see you and have a great rest I hope to see you when you awake and are at the gates and see the Lords arms of love