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Marian Frazier
Friend
8/20/99
Thank you for your letter. I remember
your mother so well. We were friends when we were just out
of college. She was living in an apartment with a Japanese
girl and Audrey Ching. Shirley Ching had been one of her roommates
until Shirley moved to Loma Linda and began living with me.
Shirley introduced me to your mom and
it was great friendship at first sentence. Your mom was funny
all the time. She had the best stories and she loved to tease
in a kind way. Then she would laugh that infectious laugh.
We would fix meals together when Shirley and I would drive
into Santa Monica to visit your mom's place.
Once your mom made jump suits for all
four of us girls. She chose each girl's favorite color. Mine
was navy blue with red and white stars printed all over. She
was so pleased that each jump suit fit perfectly because we
were each very different in both height and weight.
I remember that when she met your dad,
she was super excited about him. She would talk non-stop and
smile a lot. She had had scars from pimples so she decided
that she would have her face planed as a surprise for your
dad. He couldn't understand why she would not let him come
to the apartment while her face healed. The face planing was
a big success and her skin was smooth and pretty.
Your dad must have been pleased because
you know what they did.
Your mom never ever sat still. She fidgitted
with her hands or feet. She never seemed to get tired either.
We used to tease her about being hyper active. She would say,
"Oh yeah?, not really, huh?'
She took me to a UCLA basketball game
with another student's ID card. That girl did not look one
bit like me except that she was oriental, too. I was scared
they would notice but your mom just waved that card so fast
and pulled me in. I think I saw Magic Johnson play for the
first time that day. Anyway it was someone who later became
very famous. He was the star of the evening.
My husband's mother died just before your
Mom learned that she had cancer. We were so surprised that
she came to the funeral since she lives in Hawaii and we had
been living here and had not kept in touch except at Christmas.
Larry, my husband, was so touched. She stayed at the reception
for a long time and we caught up on each other’s news.
It would be the last time I would see her alive. I am so glad
she came.
Because I teach school, I could not go
to see your mom right away. By the time I got there she had
died. I was so sad not to have been able to say goodbye. I
went to the funeral, but you would not remember me because
there were hundreds of people there. I sat with Audrey Ching
Kim, her former roommate and her husband. They live in Hawaii.
I hope this opens another window into
the wonderful person your mother was. She was dearly loved
by her girlfriends, and she is missed.
I know that you children will make her
memory proud. I know that you will all turn out well. After
all, you are Annabelle's children.
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