Judith Evelyn Schafer Chevalley Hiss

Judy, her daughter Jan (my mom), her grand-daughter (myself), and her first great-great daughter (my daughter Julianna) taken in December of 2004.

From left to right are myself, Sherry (Judy´s grand-daughter), Judy, George (Judy´s special friend), Jan (Judy´s daughter), Rob (Judy´s son), Laurie (Rob´s wife), and Bob (Jan´s husband). This picture was taken in front of Judy´s house in Akron in January of 1996.

Judy had many fancy decorations around her house, like the ballerina figurine that I later inherited from her, shown above.

Judy with her three grand-daughters from left to right: Laura, Sherry, and myself. This picture was taken in March of 1984.

My gramma Judy was a very special person. Every summer during my childhood my sister Sherry and I would look forward to visiting her for a week at her house in Akron, Ohio. As she told us the plans and rules for the week, I would often day-dream, as I was apt to do. I was the "younger" sister and so there was no need to listen, as my older sister Sherry always took care of the job of listening. My gramma would reprimand me saying "Donna, you´re not listening!" Boy, was she right. Every...