Tribute to Granny

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Zillah E. Dashner

Born June 12, 1910.   Died April 27, 2001.

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How many grandmothers would prefer to be called "Granny"? 

That sums up my grandmother's personality; she found  fun in everything in life.   She died peacefully in Aurora IL on April 27, 2001.  I will never forget her laugh and how she destroyed anyone who dared challenge her in cards. I know that, somewhere, you are cleaning up in a game of "Oh Hell".

I'll miss you Granny. 

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Granny had her 90th birthday in June of 2000.  My mother held a surprise party for her in Aurora.  It was a very special day for Granny and these pictures capture her excitement and the love that all generations had for her.  All the way to her great grand children Alyssa and the youngest of all Trevor.
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What is it? 

That's what Granny called this thing.  In perhaps the prime example of her sense of humor, she found this melted...er..object in the rubble of the cottage fire back around 1970.  She was so intrigued at trying to figure out what it was that it became an end table conversation piece for the next 30 years.  What the heck is it?

This picture, taken four months before her death, shows four generations of women:  Granny, Mom, Terri and Sarah.

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