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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy mom died this morning.
Thankfully she went peacefully. She was 87 and had a long and full life. I don't wish to grieve but to celebrate her life.
As a young women she joined the local democratic club and eventually rose to be co-leader of that club. She became a state committee woman and served as state party co-chair as well as on the DNC. In her later years she sat on an advisory board to the state's department of elections and convinced them to adopt optical scan paper ballots so there would always be a paper trail in state elections.
Let her be an inspiration that one person can make a difference.
malaise
(269,251 posts)Freedomofspeech
(4,228 posts)How blessed were you to have such a brave and brilliant Mother...
mazzarro
(3,450 posts)My condolences.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)yardwork
(61,748 posts)Solly Mack
(90,795 posts)May those memories comfort you in the days to come.
LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)Shanti Mama
(1,288 posts)And to live such a wonderful life. I feel your pain and am glad you shared.
snowybirdie
(5,248 posts)Remember her with a smile on your face.
Solomon
(12,321 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Celerity
(43,670 posts)Cha
(297,923 posts)Dem4Life
Maeve
(42,304 posts)mercuryblues
(14,552 posts)She sounds like a great woman.
babylonsister
(171,104 posts)sounded like a great one! We will celebrate her full life with you.
denbot
(9,901 posts)Peace to you and yours.
Demsrule86
(68,758 posts)phylny
(8,393 posts)tavernier
(12,410 posts)for the coming election. We will need a lot of Angel power to get every voter to the polls, and mom angels have super powers! (Mine came to me in a dream and told me that my daughter and son in law were expecting... imagine their surprise when daughter took a test after my phone call to her, to find out that grandma was right!
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Our thoughts with you.
dmr
(28,351 posts)My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)tazkcmo
(7,304 posts)My condolences and a hug.
oasis
(49,443 posts)Uben
(7,719 posts)I'm so sorry for your/our loss, but so thankful we had this social soldier fighting for us. She gets to watch now how we carry the future. Its our turn to institute change and make our world worthy of her hard fought battles. RIP sweet lady, you earned it!
Sparkly
(24,162 posts)She made good things happen! My condolences.
Demovictory9
(32,489 posts)Niagara
(7,712 posts)KPN
(15,671 posts)her story with us. It is an inspiration.
masmdu
(2,536 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,499 posts)Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)pazzyanne
(6,560 posts)Best wishes for a wonderful celebration of your mother's life. She sounds like a great woman, and an inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing her with us.
panader0
(25,816 posts)She was 87 and "had a long and full life."
But it's still never easy. My sympathies are with you.
Hulk
(6,699 posts)I feel for you. This is an especially difficult time for your loss. My mother lived to be 100...but I still miss her everyday that goes by. Hope the memories fill your heart for the loss in your life.
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)brooklynite
(94,893 posts)mindfulNJ
(2,367 posts)My mom died one year ago today.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)What a beautiful tribute...............
mokawanis
(4,455 posts)handmade34
(22,759 posts)chowder66
(9,097 posts)Ilsa
(61,710 posts)She must have been a truly great lady.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)everyone else who loved her. I wish she could have made it to see tRump defeated in the next election. No doubt, she will be looking down and smiling.
meow2u3
(24,775 posts)Harker
(14,069 posts)you're sharing deeply and openly.
Thank you. I feel honored.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)irisblue
(33,046 posts)I am so so sorry
roamer65
(36,747 posts)I lost my mom last year. Isnt a day that goes by that I think of her, wondering what shes up 2.
I miss her.
Evolve Dammit
(16,802 posts)much more. Take care of yourself and hold onto the memories.
ED
gademocrat7
(10,680 posts)Wawannabe
(5,688 posts)Blessing to you and comfort for your loss.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)niyad
(113,734 posts)Remarkable woman. And thank you for sharing her with us.
Peace and comfort and love to you and yours.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,793 posts)boston bean
(36,224 posts)monmouth4
(9,711 posts)mountain grammy
(26,663 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)keeping you and your family in my prayers
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)EllieBC
(3,045 posts)Im so sorry for your loss.
Blue_playwright
(1,568 posts)So sorry for your loss and grateful you had so much time with her.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I am so sorry for your loss, but I am glad that you have only fond memories of her.
PCIntern
(25,623 posts)May her memory always be for a blessing.
krakfiend
(202 posts)LisaM
(27,848 posts)I am impressed by her activism. We are losing a generation of these hard-working Democratic women (my mother, now 84, among them), people who have fought the good fight against incredible odds for a while. A toast to her life. I'm sorry she never saw a woman president.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Fla Dem
(23,839 posts)bdamomma
(63,949 posts)to you and family.
crickets
(25,989 posts)sheshe2
(83,996 posts)Peace to you and yours. ❤️
demmiblue
(36,911 posts)Be well.
CaptainTruth
(6,614 posts)We need more people like her.
MLAA
(17,359 posts)💕💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💕💕💕💕💕
sinkingfeeling
(51,487 posts)dlk
(11,597 posts)rustysgurl
(1,040 posts)Your Mom is an inspiration to us all, and I know you feel her loss deeply. My deepest sympathies are with you and your family.
Different Drummer
(7,666 posts)TygrBright
(20,776 posts)Stuart G
(38,454 posts)bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)Sounds like she left quite the legacy in her life and yours to pass on.
I join DU family in a community hug.
Take care.
Maraya1969
(22,509 posts)sellitman
(11,608 posts)My condolences to you. Lost my Dad this year. 2020 just can't suck enough it seems.
kimbutgar
(21,237 posts)She didnt suffer and went peacefully And doesnt have to deal with the stuff we all are. But there will come times she will visit you when you least suspect it. Smile at your memories and know she is in a better place.
struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,850 posts)Karadeniz
(22,600 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,573 posts)...here's to your mother!
And to you.
peacebuzzard
(5,184 posts)So very sorry. Devastating, 😞.
Sad news, my friend.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,439 posts)DownriverDem
(6,233 posts)Sounds like a wonderful woman. My mother in law passed recently at 95. She worked for Planned Parenthood and we all know about that company.
JudyM
(29,294 posts)The lines you wrote were enough to give us a sense of her social priorities, and how much she contributed to our community, for so long. I am grateful for her dedication to making this a better world. What is between the lines we can only imagine, and for that I extend a hug and a wish that happy memories will wash over the grief, to comfort you more and more with time.
An admirable woman, your mom. May her memory be a blessing.
firstwife
(115 posts)((Big hugs)) You were blessed.
GeoWilliam750
(2,522 posts)Hamlette
(15,412 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)qwlauren35
(6,152 posts)that she inspired you to be a committed citizen.
Please hold on to the best memories.
onecaliberal
(32,967 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)others would continue and prevail after she had to leave off.
brer cat
(24,634 posts)That is a lovely tribute to a person who made a difference not only in your life but all of ours.
peggysue2
(10,847 posts)She also sounds like a person who was truly admired. Makes the loss all the harder but I do like the idea of celebrating a life.
Peace to you and your family
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)Im so sorry for your loss. Even when a life ends that is expected to be at an end, there is still an empty chair. So, as you celebrate her extraordinary life, I hope you will take some time to take care of yourself.
That was a wonderful tribute to her. Im glad that we have people like her on our side.
Peace and comfort.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)It sounds like your mother was a remarkable woman.
BigmanPigman
(51,648 posts)after 17 years of taking care of me. She had an I VOTED sticker on each stuffed animal and I even have a photo from 10 years ago where she has one on her forehead. It was a perfect existence... just the two of us and it was pure love.
I hope you are able to handle your loss better than me. I am a wreck. I am certain that a padded truck will be pulling up for me any day now with a Covid -style straitjacket with my name on it. My healthy dad died suddenly a year ago and I am still grieving that loss. This makes Hell look like a picnic, to me anyway. Why does this happen to wonderful beings yet the crazy, orange sadist lives on and on and on.......?????
EndlessWire
(6,573 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,648 posts)diva77
(7,671 posts)SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)Sorry for your loss.
renate
(13,776 posts)It was hard for women to be taken seriously in positions of power (when they got them). She sounds like an incredible person. And to have left such an important legacy... you must be so, so proud of her.
I'm so sorry for your loss, and glad she had such an impactful life.
budkin
(6,724 posts)She sounds like a great woman.
marble falls
(57,422 posts)KSNY
(315 posts)We should all try to follow her example.
Duppers
(28,130 posts)CottonBear
(21,597 posts)I send my condolences to you and your family.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)May she go softly into the light & may you be comforted in your memories.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,498 posts)Many of us here have suffered the loss of family and friends this past year, layered with a pandemic and civil unrest.
We celebrate your Mom's life and I know you'll carry on with her tireless work.
Make her wake into a celebration of democracy!...... .......... ........
theaocp
(4,247 posts)She sounds like a tough lady with a firm work ethic that led by example.
EndlessWire
(6,573 posts)It'll get a little easier for you as time passes. Your Mom is watching over you. Keep going.
CousinIT
(9,268 posts)It does sound like she led a full life - and was obviously much admired and loved.
Wishing you peace and strength right now.
luvallpeeps
(935 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,344 posts)vercetti2021
(10,156 posts)Hugs
3catwoman3
(24,088 posts)...activism. A long life and an admirable one.
Upthevibe
(8,098 posts)My deepest condolences to you and your family...
It sounds like she definitely contributed to progressive causes.
Thank you so much for letting us know......
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)She sounds like she was a very civic-minded person. You can be proud of her achievements.
mvd
(65,180 posts)That is a very nice tribute to her. Hugs to you.
Rhiannon12866
(206,543 posts)Please know that your friends on DU will be thinking of you and so many of us here can understand and empathize.
calimary
(81,560 posts)You have all my sympathy. Youre blessed to have had such an illustrious and accomplished mother. It sounds like she really lit your way. Shell be shining in your heart for the rest of your life.
Thank you for sharing her memory with us. Inspiration is so badly needed these days.