Friday, August 12, 2022
It's interesting to read an obituary. Muriel was indeed a beautiful person inside and out and I am grateful to have known her. Her hair, makeup, and home were tidy and she was smiling and interested. She was there for me at a time when I really needed it. I met her daughter, Rosanne, at college. Rosanne would get long handwritten letters from her mom in her mailbox at the dorm. The following summer, I went home with Rosanne and stayed with Muriel and worked in a celery field, which enabled me to save money to go back to school. She raised competitive, educated, capable children, and political discussions were lively. She kept in touch with me and sent me handwritten cards and letters on my birthdays and holidays. When I lived in San Jose, I would visit and stayed with her when she had a cast on each leg. She loved her family, dogs, art, politics, piano, computer, plants, genealogy, Papa Murphy's pizza, bagels, and Death by Chocolate ice cream. Muriel valued her independence and had her home and car modified so she could be self sufficient. When she could no longer care for herself, it was important to her to stay in her own home and Rosanne helped her achieve that goal.
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