My former mother-in-law, Grace Eales VanPetten.
Born Nov. 21, 1921. Died May 28, 2008. Mother of 3 boys, grandmother of 3 boys and 3 girls.
I am glad to have known her. We had some rough times, but I will always admire her for her courage and spirit. She was an RN in the US Navy, wife to a Navy doctor. She raised her boys in a few exotic places, including her beloved Japan.
We did fun things together over the years, including a piano concert at the Breakers in Newport, RI, days on the beach at Locke Lake. No one ever made me quite as car-sick as Grace; she drove like a maniac (meaning FAST). No one made leftovers taste as good as she did. I'll always cherish the memory of Ben's graduation from high school in 2001....Grace and Karl both came and stayed with me so they could be there for Ben. I'm so glad we could make amends and become friends in her final years.
I will miss her!
Born Nov. 21, 1921. Died May 28, 2008. Mother of 3 boys, grandmother of 3 boys and 3 girls.
I am glad to have known her. We had some rough times, but I will always admire her for her courage and spirit. She was an RN in the US Navy, wife to a Navy doctor. She raised her boys in a few exotic places, including her beloved Japan.
We did fun things together over the years, including a piano concert at the Breakers in Newport, RI, days on the beach at Locke Lake. No one ever made me quite as car-sick as Grace; she drove like a maniac (meaning FAST). No one made leftovers taste as good as she did. I'll always cherish the memory of Ben's graduation from high school in 2001....Grace and Karl both came and stayed with me so they could be there for Ben. I'm so glad we could make amends and become friends in her final years.
I will miss her!
Grace with Ben, early summer, 1983.
KL and Nana having a game as Ben, Dad & Mom look on.
Thanksgiving, 1983
Grace & Van with the Belden gang, 1989
