In Loving Memory of Molly Elaine Rodway (née Fleetwood)

 Molly Elaine Fleetwood Rodway, 6/5/1942 - 1/19/2021 Things I loved about mom.... (this is a tiny sample, the list is too long to ever type...) * Her long flowing hair - she never had any sort of trendy hairdo, just a natural wavy mane, feminine and low-maintenance, she did not see hairdressers but always looked nice. * Her beautiful sparkling green eyes * Her infectious, free, enthusiastic laughter * Her love for all animals, wild or tame, big or small, always attentive and curious and caring and always so gentle - no animal was ever punished in our home, only rewarded for good behavior. * Her love and skill in cooking and baking - fresh healthy food every day. So many beautiful cookies at Christmas. * Her musical training. Mom taught piano and also knew all the classics, and had wonderful taste. There was always music playing in the house, every day, and it was always high quality, from Beethoven or Copeland to John Williams or medieval dulcimer recordings, folk or jazz, she even...

 This week payment was processed for a Legacy Bench in honor of Molly Rodway in Wilshire Park, in NE Portland. I basically grew up in this park, we lived half a block from it and visited almost daily for two decades. In Molly's last years of life, we visited this park every week. Somehow every time I picked her up from her memory care facility, the skies would clear and the sun would peek out, even all winter long this happened, each time we arrived at the park to walk. And we would sit at the bench on the walking path and she would exclaim, "It's a beautiful day!" It took me until last week to take down my Christmas tree this year. She was still alive when I put it up, and mom loved Christmas. So it was hard to take it down. When I did, I came across this little photo album of old Christmas photos, including some really sweet shots of mom, so I thought I would share them, here.  We will have a Celebration of Life and memorial bench dedication party for mom at Wilshir...