Willow Springs neighbors, but more than that, she watched me grow up, and I was the recipient of her patience, kindness, and love for life in general. As a child I believed her and her husband Ed, to be exotic world travelers, with shelves filled with elephant tusk carvings, and unique wooden figurines of safari animals. Large windows, unique architecture, and an actual restaurant style booth in their kitchen, along with the day I discovered her 3 bean salad, made this child believe there was something unique about this lady. She proved me correct over the years, She had a special way of making you feel loved, and just happy being around her. She was a wife that enjoyed adventure with her loving husband, she was a mother, that nurtured her children, and loved them unconditionally, she was the adoring grandmother and great-grandmother, and I am honored to have known her, and call her friend...