Remembering Aunt Sandra

We went to North Carolina in April.  For some reason, something made me push to see Aunt Sandra.  She was working - OK - let's go visit her after she gets off of work.  Not off of work yet?  We'll come back.  We did.  We ended up having dinner with her - which was the last time we saw her. 

I mentioned our visit in the blog post from April -- confessing that we did not get a photo with her that trip.  I wish we had a photo.  At that point, she was already suffering and in pain from a tumor in her brain - however she did not know what was causing the pain.  That next week, she went to the doctor and found out about the tumor... what had been causing her pain.  She went through chemo for awhile, however, treatments were stopped and she was admitted to hospice shortly after.  Mom, grandma, grandpa, cousins Tracy and Mandy were there visiting her almost every day while she was in hospice.  Her co-workers went to visit her a lot too.  She made a mark on a lot of people.  She had a lot of folks around her and felt a lot of love.

Here's a photo from the end of May that mom took.  She's seated with cousins Tracy (across from her), Mandy (next to her), Grandpa (across), and grandchildren Cooper and Caitlin (leaning on the tree).  

She always worked so hard.  She laughed a lot.  She loved her grandchildren so much.  They meant the world to her and she spent a lot of time with them.  I remember times with her during the summers that I spent in NC.  Roller-skating in the basement.  Spending the night there with my cousins.  Playing games.  Watching cable.  Eating junk food.  Riding our bikes to the store nearby.  Jumping on the trampoline.  Taking a beach trip with her and "the girls."

I remember her like this more recently (pulled from previous blog posts).  Even though the photos are goofy (especially the last ones with the funny teeth), they capture her spirit.

"Fun" Aunt Sandra. Willing to be zany.  Acting crazy.  Loving on the babies / grand kids in the family.  Making others laugh.  Spreading joy.

She always went out of her way to visit us when we came to NC and even come for extra visits if she could squeeze it in.  She made our little family feel very special.  We have a spot in our hearts where we will remember the fun times we had.... remember her fondly.  

There was a nice write-up the paper:

Sandra Nunn Lawson passed peacefully on Friday, July 25th. She is remembered as a kind and peaceful person who loved her family and the simple pleasures of life. She had a great comedic wit and infectious smile.

She was the proud Grandmother to Cooper Lee Jones and Kaitlyn Clontz. Her grandchildren gave her much fulfillment and joy. She enjoyed crafting and was a skilled bookkeeper. In her younger days, Sandra was awarded the annual Randolph County Basketball Player of the year award while playing for Liberty High School.

Sandra was married to Roger Lawson, for over thirty years, who predeceased her in 2003. Sandra leaves her daughters Tracy Clontz, of High Point, and Mandy Jones, of Greensboro, to cherish her memories. Surviving Sandra are her parents, Melvin Cornell Nunn, Sr. and wife, of seventy-one years, Inez Simpson Nunn, of Liberty. Also remembering Sandra's gentle spirit includes her siblings, Gloria Ann Moore, of Liberty, Mel Nunn and wife, Erika Nunn, of Staley, and Edward Nunn and wife, Rhonda Nunn, of Randleman.

Sandra's family is conducting a private service at her request.

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We are honored to have had the opportunity to have spent as many of our days with her as we could.  I'd say that she had a life well-lived!!  xoxo