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June 11, 2007
Virginia Anderson
My last surviving grandparent passed away this weekend, aged 92 years. She's been ill for a while and passed peacefully in her bed. This is probably my favourite photograph of her - as it was told to me this portrait was taken when she was named 'Miss Rockford' - the year must have been around 1933 (this print isn't dated.) I need to restore the cracks and smudges... I have her wedding portrait with Kelly and will post this soon.
Posted by yankinoz at June 11, 2007 09:14 PM
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Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous. They don't make 'em like they used to. I bet she was a nice grandma.
Posted by: Kris at June 11, 2007 09:39 PM
Beautiful
Posted by: your wife at June 11, 2007 10:16 PM
Her loving nature was just as beautiful.
I believe the date was 1933, as she was born in 1915.
Posted by: Jill Barker at June 12, 2007 12:13 AM
I am sorry to hear about your grandmother Rob. What a beautiful photo of her.
Posted by: Gen at June 13, 2007 06:19 AM
Wow! I've never seen this photo of Grandma before--it is incredible. As I remember the story, Grandma was too shy to go sign up for the Miss Rockford contest but some guys she worked with at the local paper thought she should, so they physically carried her to the place to register. And then she won!
As Mom said, she was was wonderful as she was beautiful. She was everything you ever wanted in a Grandma and I really miss her. Thanks for posting these pics, Rob.
Posted by: Nikki Barker at June 15, 2007 01:33 PM
Brilliant photo! And I love the story behind it.
Posted by: your wife at June 17, 2007 09:50 PM
