Thanks for the thoughts guys. It wasn't unexpected. She lived a full life and up until just a few years ago lived on her own. That never softens the blow, though. She had a profound effect on my life and growing up after high-school.
She made it to her 98th birthday in October. Many of us thought she would outlive us all. She was the true matriarch of our family.
She had two daughters, five grandchildren, and I believe nine great-grand children and two of her great grand children are in their mid-twenties, so it wouldn't have been far-fetched for her to see great-great-grand children but it didn't happen.
Once again, I appreciate the thoughts.
She sounds like quite a special lady. It’s never easy losing someone close to you around the holidays, we’ve had a pattern of that over the years and every so often I get kind of jaded about the holiday season and wish it would just go away. We were reminiscing with my mother about her mom over Thanksgiving and how she had such a profound impact on everyone’s life in our family. It sounds like your grandmother and mine were cut from the same cloth. Best wishes, my friend.