Shirley was born on February 24, 1955. She was the youngest of 8 children. She was mentally challenged. I was #6 in the family. Our father died in 1973 and I got married in August of 1973. My first child, a son, was born in November of 1974. He passed away of leukemia in January of 1975. I asked my mother and Shirley to move in with us. Eventually we sold their house and we lived together as a really happy family. I had three more children and Shirley was a wonderful help, she loved the children. In 1985 our mother passed away and I went to court, my husband and I, to get custody of Shirley. As the children grew and got married, I always had Shirley. She would help me bake, clean and fold wash. In 2016 my husband passed, but I still had Shirley. She was always my co-pilot in the car, loved everyone and her music. My children grew up and left, but I always had Shirley who remembered everyone’s name and was great company. There isn’t a day that goes by I don’t miss her and my only consolation is someone is seeing through my generous donation.
God bless them, Shirley’s sister, Georgia L. Holtz
My square is because Shirley loved music and loved everyone she came in contact with.