Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Ethel - My dear cousin Ethel Martin. My 'first cousin. Our mothers were sisters. We grew up together, along with all the other cousins. Our youthful experiences were plentiful. We used to say," The Westside is the best side of Chicago!" We attended school together, we played together, hung underneath the el tracks and dropped water filled balloons on passersby. (we were rather mischievous). We bought plenty penny candy from the corner store. We dreamed together, schemed together and ate those 'fabulous bologna sandwiches. We knew the same family secrets, and we just joked around. Oh yeah, you were Uncle John's 'favorite too!! We were kids playing in front of the building and looking out for our grandmother, 'Big Mama (Nancy Brazelton) who kept a watchful eye on us, peeking through the venetian blinds. We grew up and you married and moved away as Mrs. Fenner. I just want to say, " You mean the world to me." 'HOW RICHLY BLESSED I feel because we shared the same times and space. We're special-cousins we will always be-friends from the same family tree. You're gone and I shed tears; but when I think about your legacy- Jion, Tanya (Zion) and Paul (Kenneth) I can feel grateful for tomorrow because of yesterday. In life I loved you dearly. In death I love you still. It broke my heart to lose you, but God took you home. We talked on the phone. You said," I'm leaving." You were gone before I knew it! Heaven and earth may separate us- But nothing will ever change the fact that we are 'First Cousins' and I Love You Still!!!
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