Josephine Vargas-Gorrell

My goodness, I see I thought the 10 was the 11th! I guess I was eager to speak to you, my dear Aunt Joie. Known to early spellcheck "corrections" it dubbed you as "Joie de Vivre - you certainly had it. "Endless love" (as you always said) to you, - your niece, Anne

Today is Aunt Joie's birthday, and in verifying that fact, I found this website - which for some reason I had never seen before. Thank you Karima! So many photographs I had not seen as well as some of my favorites. My dear Aunt Joie, how I miss you. I am so grateful for how much time I got to spend with you when I was an adult, living "close by" in Seattle. I have too much to say, so will stop here except to say, as a child,Grumpy often said I him of her, did that create our closeness or...

23 years ago my father died, one year later Josephine Vargas-Gorrell on the 04.03.2010. Greetings to the family from Europe.

Hey, Mom,

You're not forgotten and never will be. I still feel your presence, and your jokes and reactions float through my head in response to life events. Love always.

Dear Mom, I still love you and I'm still thinking about you. Miss you!

Karima (Nola)

I never thought of my Grandma Joie as my step-grandmother. She made me feel comfortable and always made sure that she bought me something for Christmas that was meaningful. She was the reason I received National Geographic every month for many years; I never thanked her for her loving kindness. She did something extremely loving before she passed, for that I will always hold her deep within my heart. I feel her often and know that she is guiding me, which when this occurred, I guess I wasn't...

let's raise a glass to joie.

I have so many wonderful memories of Joie - the times Hank and I went to stay with her and George in Reno - and the great evenings out on town. I especially remember an evening we sat in a private box and watched Sammy Davis entertaining with his wonderful singing and dancing. .... Joie and I in our best outfits and George in his white suit - it was an unforgettable evening.

As the years passed we kept in touch via phone conversations and christmas cards.

When I...