Grandma Daisy was such a warm and open lady. She had no problem speaking her mind whether it was to give you a life lesson or telling you how much you were loved. She always made me feel special and I’m sure that every person and family member in her presence felt the same. Whether she was cooking up a meal in her Bronx and later Long Island apartment or sitting back and watching “her stories” with you she made you always feel welcomed. Even when I would give her lobster tails on her birthday she’d react like I had given her the whole lobster 🙂. What a great woman she was.
Before she passed away, my mom and I visited with her in my Aunts home and before we left she pulled my mom aside and told her to grab a specific elephant out of the curio to remember her by. My mom wasn’t her blood family and never married my dad but my Grandma Daisy didn’t need titles to let someone know they were loved. That’s how I will always remember her.
I’m so incredibly grateful that I had her for nearly 30 years. Today during my ongoing Black History Month tributes I honor Daisy Lee a true beacon in my family and a continuously shining light.