Friday, January 29, 2021
Twenty years ago, when I met Lea Rothhammer, we hit it off right away. Two years later, God blessed me when I joined the family. I gained a bonus grandma—such a beautiful woman who took pride in how she looked, well dressed with pretty jewelry. She was resilient and independent and a little stubborn. LOL! I have heard almost all her stories. When we go somewhere, we also went down memory lane. She would start talking about so-in-so-lived over there, or we picked wild onions down there. She wrote cards and letters to everyone, birthday, Christmas, anniversaries, and Thank you cards. She was always willing to lend a hand. What could she do to help? Even when it was our turn to take care of her.
I can hear her say, "Let's go get something good to eat." She had the best humor; she always had jokes to tell. I enjoyed it when we would go to the family reunions with her. After five minutes with her siblings and cousins, they were all laughing. They would feed off of each other, and laughter would erupt from them all. She loved her family. She was proud of her Cherokee heritage. I would hear her say I am F B I -Full Blooded Indian, then laugh. Truly a blessing to all who knew her. We will miss you fiercely, Gma. Until we meet again, We love you!
