Florence and I have been friends almost as long as I have been a member of UUCF (Unitarian universalist church of Fairfax).
Florence started a women's support group way back then and I joined. We have lost a lot of the original members of the group. A few left the group because it was not a good fit. Some moved away, and some died. We added new members selectively over the years too.
We used to meet in the "brides room" at the church, and then moved to Florence's apartment. She was still working and it was easier to meet there. Monday evenings at 7:00 pm we were there. Every now and then we would meet for dinner at a restaurant. We took a couple of trips together- once to Williamsburg, VA and another time to Ocean City, Maryland. What great times we had!
We were also in an "extended family" group that met every month for dinner.
We had to stop all of the meetings in early 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.
The dinner group has met by Zoom a few times and attended a Zoom funeral together as well.
It was one of these Zoom meetings where we learned that Florence had pancreatic cancer.
And so, Florence died on January 2, 2022. Her son, Mark, was always at Florence's side as was her cat, Carmelo:
Caramelo lying next to Florence
So many people knew and loved Florence. She will be so missed! It am not sure when I will totally believe that Florence is gone. She won't be around sharing the stories and humor that made her so unique.
So long Florence. Love you!
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