This is my grandmother as a young mother. She passed away on March 8, 2006, three years ago yesturday. She is sitting there with the dark dress, next to her was her mother (my great-grandmother - Leonor Gomez Sanchez, which I can still remember). That is my mother, Elena Detari Lalonde, as a baby in the arms of her aunt. I was so blessed to have had my grandmother with me both times when my boys were born. I have pictures of them with her. We will always cherish the times spent with her.
This is my grandmother as I remember her the last few years of her life. My grandmother was a very active lady, and loved to talked and tell stories of her past. She had such a shap mind, too. She remembered details of when Larry and I were newly married and took her with us on a trip to Mississippi. She also loved to entertain and loved to cook. She would not just cook, but would make the plates so presentable. I would always tell her not to worry about it, that we just wanted to eat her delicious food and were not interested in how the food looked in the plate, but she would still make it look so nice all the time.
Here is my twin sister, Leonor (she was named after my maternal grandmother- I was named after my paternal grandmother); my oldest sister, Jackie; my cousin, Erica; and I, at the side of my grandmother's tomb in La Ceiba, Honduras, on January 2007. I miss you grandma, and will always love you.
This is my grandmother as a young mother. She passed away on March 8, 2006, three years ago yesturday. She is sitting there with the dark dress, next to her was her mother (my great-grandmother - Leonor Gomez Sanchez, which I can still remember). That is my mother, Elena Detari Lalonde, as a baby in the arms of her aunt. I was so blessed to have had my grandmother with me both times when my boys were born. I have pictures of them with her. We will always cherish the times spent with her. 
This is my grandmother as I remember her the last few years of her life. My grandmother was a very active lady, and loved to talked and tell stories of her past. She had such a shap mind, too. She remembered details of when Larry and I were newly married and took her with us on a trip to Mississippi. She also loved to entertain and loved to cook. She would not just cook, but would make the plates so presentable. I would always tell her not to worry about it, that we just wanted to eat her delicious food and were not interested in how the food looked in the plate, but she would still make it look so nice all the time. 
Here is my twin sister, Leonor (she was named after my maternal grandmother- I was named after my paternal grandmother); my oldest sister, Jackie; my cousin, Erica; and I, at the side of my grandmother's tomb in La Ceiba, Honduras, on January 2007. I miss you grandma, and will always love you.
