I Remember

[Dr Mary Ann Schran]

Oh wow. I am crying.

LOTs of memories.

I remember her deliberate choice to leave on Feb 29th … and a long crazy drive back to Boston.

Thank you for writing this!

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank you for reading, Mary Ann. Sorry to have made you cry. But I do appreciate having people like you who also remember her, and who shared with us that wonderful and sometimes crazy high school experience. ❤️

[willp]

Lovely! Thank you

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank YOU, Will! ❤️

[Nancy Barricklo]

I remember Mary Grace telling me about her year as an exchange student at the University of Dundee which led to my year as an exchange student at University of Sussex (the best part of my college experience). Thank you Mary Grace. And thank you, Rosana, for sharing.

[Rosana Francescato]

That is wonderful! And it's another great story of someone making an impact on someone else's life by doing what seems to be a small thing. So cool. Mary definitely left quite a legacy in her too-short life. ❤️

[KIrsten wasson]

This brought tears to my eyes. I didn't know Mary Grace very well but remember her intelligence, smile, warmth, and wit. You bring your loving memories to life here.

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank you! She was a complicated person, and one who left a mark.

[Antonio Scarpitta]

I love this, Rosana. Beautiful!

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank you, Antonio!!

[Kay W. H.]

I miss her. I have so many memories.

[Rosana Francescato]

At least we have those. ❤️

[Adam J. Blust]

Beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing this, Rosana.

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank you, Adam!!

[Patrick O'Halloran]

Very well written. You sound both sad and happy with these memories. That’s how it seems to go.

[Rosana Francescato]

Thank you, Patrick!! You come up in my old diaries, too. 😊 Yes, both sad and happy. I do have many good memories of growing up in Urbana.