Violet Deines Passed Away
My mother, Violet Deines, passed away last Friday, February 3rd. My sister and I were with her in New Mexico and had been there for a week as she had health issues for quite a while. We had also been there the previous month, spending time with her as she stubbornly refused to move to California where we live. That was mom, independent until the end! We will miss her very much.
A memory I have of her that relates to Abqaiq stories: One night Susan Hansen, Sherri David and I "snuck out" . We went to the swimming pool and of course made enough commotion that Security came out for us -- we escaped, but to the tune of, " I know your father!" We spent the rest of the night frightened about what would happen. Sure enough, my dad got a call from Security, as did the others. Sherri, I know, got in trouble big time. My mother took me into my bedroom and seriously said how embaressing this was for my father, and I should keep that in mind, and "how could I be so stupid as to get caught by Security?" ( Implying I could do this , just not get caught?) Anyway, that was it as far as my "punishment." That was my mom - you could never tell how she would react - kept us on our toes. Bless her!
Pat Deines-Marquart
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