Nanny 'Lise was my mother's older sister, and they were pregnant in 1988 together. My cousin, Lorne, was born three months after me while his mom was living with my mom and dad and for the first year of our life, we were like twins. Nanny 'Lise met a friend of our next door neighbors - Uncle Gary - and married him. Uncle Gary adopted Lorne and as a family they moved to South Houston. I clearly remember her little blue shotgun house with a fuschia door, and one of my mother's favorite pictures of me is as a toddler during a cookout on NL's front lawn where I sat down and started drinking from the sprinkler. I was the epitome of cute. We would see each other often over the years, and after I graduated from high school they moved to Tomball. I hadn't really interacted much with them after going away to school - I think we met up for dinner during my christmas break of freshman year - and at that time returned the London travel guides that Nanny 'Lise & Uncle Gary had loaned my father and I for our trip to Europe. Her death seems sudden for me because my family tends to respect my "bubble" while I'm at school - no popping unless you want me failing - but this is one of those times where I needed to be in the know. So, here is your own personal eulogy from me, your niece: Nanny Lise, I love you and I hope God is prepared for you to redecorate the place once you get up there.
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