1969 - 1994 It seemed to me that Aunt Cely always made good choices. They may have been impetuous or even ill-advised, but her choices always reflected her integrity and her commitment to causes larger than herself, including her large, extended family. So when I have to make a choice, I often ask myself, What Would Cely Do? WWCD? *When you notice someone feeling

1969 - 1994 WHEN I RECENTLY WAS WITH CELY ONE OF HER SONS ASKED ME “UNCLE LARRY, TELL ME SOME OF THE EARLY MEMORIES YOU HAVE OF MY MOM”. I THOUGHT AND REALIZED THAT, OTHER THAN A CLOSELY KNIT FAMILY THAT DID MANY MANY THINGS TOGETHER, I HAD NO MEMORIES THAT IMMEDIATELY POPPED INTO MY HEAD. CELY WAS IN THE CLASS AHEAD OF ME

1994 - 2018 Seven visits with Cely are all I have to remember my mysterious cousin by. Mysterious, because for the two visits my family made to River Oaks in Houston, Cely wasn't home. Uncle Larry was the oldest in his family and my Mom, was the youngest. Aside from their age difference we lived in Delaware and rarely visited. I first laid eyes