Flora Lee Doyle

Being one of Grandma Floras many grandchildren, I must say that Flora always had a way to make you smile. She would tell you that despite her age and such, that she loved you for who you are.
From having a tiny poodle (Buttons) who was so kind and loving, to house breaking a rabbit, Grandma was truly one to be admired.
I will always treasure the memories that we shared together.

When I reflect back on Grandma’s life, many pleasant thoughts and great memories come to mind. She had a true love of life and led a long full life.

She was always willing to help others and was very generous. There are far too many examples to make note of here. A few that come to mind were her countless hours involved in various volunteer activities and ministries at Immaculate Conception parish; always helping out her friends and relatives in whatever way she could; and...

Grama Flora, Aka to all as the Boss. Yes it was me who made up the nickname of the "Boss" we were all sitting at dinner one time, one of hundreds I must add, and she seemed to be running not only the kitchen, the bar, and food but the conversation, so I said that word to her she was the "Boss" it stuck like glue, she loved it. In her home were 15 Boss coffee mugs, a street sign named boss way and on and on T-shirts anything with the name of Boss she got.
As a child I grew up...

I would like to credit my older brother, Michael Madigan, with insightfully coming up with the name "The Boss" for my grandma Flora in the 1980's . My grandma Flora took this "title" in stride and "ran with it" to its fullest extent. And she was generally a fair "boss".

Here's to "The Boss"!

Love, Kevin

Being the oldest of fifteen grandchildren is a legacy in itself. I can always remember Grandma, or "the boss" as she was known affectionately by all of us after she turned 80 years young, was the "director" of most family holidays. Annually here was a woman just tweeking 5'4" always "designing" the Xmas tree during the winter holidays or staying up late boiling and coloring easter eggs for a hunt the following morning. She was just a ball of energy who growled at us to stay out of her...

I remembered another important thing about my Grandma Flora after arriving back home after attending her funeral. When I was in high school/college and trying to decide what I wanted to do for a career she repeatedly told me "you can do whatever you want to do". Although I knew then that there were many things I could never do, I always remembered her words of encouragement and they helped me have confidence when I changed my focus in college years ago. She had faith in me and it really...