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I will miss Nancy's great sense of humor, her awesome salsa, and her good cheer. She loved her animals. When her next-door neighbor threw out their cat, she took care of it until we could find it a new home. I knew Nancy since 2013 when I bought the house where she lived. She was a very special person.

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December Hartlove, an artist friend of mine, drew this picture of my mom for me to share.

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My mom taught me a lot of cooking techniques in this kitchen. (Sarah)

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We had my 16th birthday at a pizza place - here I am bugging my mom to take a picture with me. (Sarah)

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I only got to meet Nancy once, during my trip with Sarah to see the 2017 eclipse in central Idaho. This photo is from a picnic we had with Nancy, Michael and Tara. I loved Nancy's sense of humor and learning about Sarah's youth and family, but we didn't have a lot of time before we had to head south. I figured we would have plenty of time to talk again, hopefully at the wedding (now planned for "sometime after the pandemic"). She wanted to make our cake...

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My mom loved making custom cakes for people - and this one was pretty awesome! (Sarah)

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I may not remember that cool kitchen toy, but I remember that shirt my mom always wore! (Sarah)

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I'm sitting on my mom's lap, here. Tim on the left, Andy on the right. (Sarah)

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My mom is in the front row on the left with Andy in her arms. Next to her and my dad is my Uncle Chris (dad's bro) and his then-wife and their firstborn. Next to them is my Aunt Kim (dad's sis) and her then-husband. At the end of the front row is my Paternal Grandpa and step-grandma. (Sarah)

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A great memory I have of my mom is for my 8th birthday. She woke me up early, and we went fishing. JUST THE TWO OF US. It was so special. I spent most of the time hunting for frogs to catch and release, and she got a great morning of sitting peacefully by a lake, fishing. We noticed some commotion in the bushes, and we discovered a little duckling trapped in fishing wire. She spent a long time getting it untangled and removed a hook from its bill -the mother duck quacking angrily at us the whole time. I got to stand really close and look at the cute duckling while my mom rescued it. She freed it of its entanglement and put it back in the pond, and it joined the rest of the ducklings with its mother huffing and fretting the whole time.

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Nancy was ahead of her time with this polaroid selfie

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John did some amazing retouching to some older photos - I'm super thankful to all that he did! (Sarah)

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Sherry Crane on Nancy's lap

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This photo had been torn in multiple spots, but John restored it so well, you can't even tell! (Sarah)

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One of my mom's all-time greatest friends, I found this picture and I loved the message she added. (Sarah)

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Nancy was a good friend to me.

She was sarcastic, sardonic, and threw away punchlines better than anyone I met before or since.

She was constantly mumbling something hilarious, and I her only audience.

We cruised Central, popped in at The Yacht Club (Even though the very name told us we didn’t belong). Mostly we hung around my house, playing ping pong, singing with my siblings, and trying to find that thin line between exciting and illegal.

When, at 19, I decided, off the cuff, to have an out-of-town wedding “in four weeks”, Nancy helped me throw the shindig together, agreeing to play Maid of Honor. Then, I moved away, she married, and over the years we lost touch.

What I’ve learned through the years is that later on she was happily married for a short time to a man who died. She became a pool shark known as Not So 8 Ball. And she had a lovely daughter who befriended me on Facebook.

I’ve been missing Nancy for most of my life. I hope she’s at peace.

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Maid of honor

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Babies Tim and Andy and (paternal) Great Grandpa Bruce with a beautiful young Nancy

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Babies Tim and Andy and (paternal) Great Grandpa Bruce with a beautiful young Nancy

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Look at this goofball!

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~1993 - Mom and I visiting family in Arizona

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~1993 - Mom and I visiting family in Arizona

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This trip holds a LOT of memories for me. We spent several days travelling by train down to visit Grandma and Grandpa Groves when I was 9. Having that time alone with my mom is still one of the best set of memories I have of her.

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A circus was in town and it took only a little begging for her to sit with me to get a picture taken with this snakey boi

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It's fuzzy and bad quality, but she took this picture with a webcam because I wanted to see her smile.

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Lucy kept my mom company after we all moved out, and they loved each other so much!

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I forget the year, but I had flowers sent to her and I asked for a picture so I could see her with them. She hated having her picture taken, but I loved seeing her.

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(Not in the same order in both pictures - but I think mom is on the Right in each one?)

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(Not in the same order in both pictures - but I think mom is on the Right in each one?)

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4 Sisters: Barbara, Helen, Nancy, Jeanne

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A couple years ago, I visited and was showing my mom the AR features of Pokemon Go. She labelled this photo: "The Caterpie Peed on Me".

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This was from when she married Hardrock

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This is a relatively recent photo, I think from early 2020. I, again, requested proof that she was enjoying the flowers I sent her and this is what she replied with :-)

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Any time I'd try to take a picture with her, she'd turn into a goofy doofus. This is from ~2001

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Guess which of the scary characters below is Nancy!