Week 7 Prompts # 32

32. Who's the last person you'd want to remember? (This has at least two possible meanings--think about it!)

Growing up, my grammie had a best friend named Valerie. As a kid I remember Valerie visiting my grammie many times, but I never really knew her. It wasn't until much later in my life that I got to know, and soon knew Valerie. Valerie also worked for my grampie at his garage as the secretary. Valerie was a kind, loving, caring, unselfish person who always put others before herself. Unfortunately, her husband took advantage of her, and didn't see all of the great things in her as everyone else did. He cheated on her, abandoned her, and went away.
I spent many days going to visit her, talking with her, and had many lunch dates.  She was a wonderful woman of God, she had a lot of wisdom, and she always gave me the best advice. She never judged me for the things I was doing in my life, but was always there ready with any advice she could give to me. Also, she was always there with a hug. Her hugs where the best, and they always helped me get through a tough day. She was loved by many people. She gave me gifts for my birthday, but even more than that she sent cards randomly that always came to me in the times I needed the most.
One day, I received the most terrible news I could have ever imagined. My grammie called me and said that our sweet Valerie was in the hospital and it was serious. It turned out that she had brain cancer, and only had months to live. She spent the remaining time left in her home, where she soon died in April of 2010. It was a sad day, and she will forever be embedded in my heart along with many others.
Valerie will forever be in my heart. She will always be remembered as the caring and loving person she was, and I will feel her looking out for me as she sits in Heaven. So forever in my life, if Valerie is the last person I ever remember, I am OK with that.