“Yesterday, shortly after a timely phone call from her sister Bonnie, mother passed away quietly and peacefully at home, surrounded by her three children. Maybe it was the closure Mom needed when Bonnie told her that she had finally found their mother’s beloved recipe for Tamale Pie that they had both been looking for for years or it was just hearing her sister’s voice one more time that brought closure and comfort to Mom and allowed her to let go. Whatever it was, just about ten minutes later Mom took her final breath.
