A quick note of sadness to note the passing of Angela “Mary” Quirk-Moruzzi aka "Big Mary" - my sister's mother in law, and someone I've gotten to know well over the past decades. Obituary here.
She was in no way physically sense "Big", but she was a ball of fire / energy - and had to run a tight ship with two boys (my brother in law tells stories of what a handful he and his brother were as kids). She was fiercely protective of her brood and a force to be reckoned with.
She's been in assisted living as she dropped into dementia / alzheimers these past few years - was up to see her a few months ago as we gathered to introduce her to her first great-grandchild.
I'll be going up to services on Friday. She's the last of her generation in our immediate family - with parents and grandparents gone. When mom passed, it was like someone took the top floor of the house off and suddenly there was nothing between our generation and the stars / eternity - and Mary's passing brings that feeling back.
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