Her picture shows her as beautiful as ever, but when someone's spirit is filled with God's love for everyone it is not hard to be beautiful. I will always remember her smile, laugh, and her unending patience with the teenagers that descended on her home every New Year's Eve for many years -- from the time it was our place of celebrating and pajama party until the years we first went to the Tech New Year's Eve dance, descended on the Slate home for follow-up breakfast and then onto the pajama party! To her wonderful daughters and their families, I know your memories will help you in the coming days and that they will be in your hearts forever. Susie -- your Mom was a second Mom to all of us that ever entered her door. Her wonderful hugs filled with love and warmth were always so special and meant so much to me. I remember the last time I visited her at RWC (think it was last spring/summer) and she had so much fun talking about our old times and our children. I know she was ever so proud of all each of you had accomplished over the years -- from her daughters to the beginning of the new generations of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. May God's love and strength continue to be with the family in the coming days.