Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Anita deprived me of the ability to tell mother-in-law jokes. She had a refined sense of humor, to be sure, but she could hardly be made the butt of any joke. Unlike everyone else that ever knew her, our relationship started off somewhat adversarial as I was competing for her young daughter’s affection. As each of the ensuing 40 years passed, my respect for her grew and for some reason, unknown to me, the reciprocal seemed true. She was quiet, smart, and strong with a faith of iron. She was also my wife’s best friend and I know the reciprocal of that was true. She was a shining example of understated Christian character. We will all miss her.
