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I was fond of Lucy my whole life. My vivacious, gold spotting, red nail polished, quick wit and chocolate loving grandmother. She embodied womanhood and motherhood in such a phenomenal way, we the women of her lineage could not help but be inspired and follow suit.
There are many questions I have in my mind, why couldn’t we have more time? I was almost on my way to the airport, hoping to say goodbye in person, if at all for the last time.
However, for all the memories, I am grateful. Grateful to have known your love, devotion, to have learnt from your love for God and family and as I grew older, grateful for your friendship.
Lucretia was everything all my life but especially in the months before and after my son, and her first great grand child was born. She had lovingly named him “my Prince”, and would come over almost daily but especially on Sundays with the snacks I was obsessed with then after church and just be with me and I'd unburden myself. After we got home from the hospital she moved in for months because she was determined I would have the easiest transition back to school, and completely took over the baths, even with her straining hands, she would vex if we didn't let her do it. That cemented what love was to me at its purest.
If I could have the entire booklet, it still wouldn’t be enough to share the stories and memories. Of the days all the grandchildren would camp out at her home during our summer holidays, how she would make enough food to feed an army and spoil us with sweets and chocolates after dinner while telling us of her days in England. She had the best stories, told complete with attitude. She would sing with us and loved to dance! Mahn I thought she'd live forever.
She would fight and defend us from anyone, including her own children, if they wanted to stress her grandpikin dem. But that didn’t also spare us because she wouldn't hold off on give a talking to if we rightly deserved it.
She loved us fiercely and we take that into the world, wherever we all are.
She's left behind a legacy of love in her 4 children, their spouses, 15 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Rest in perfect peace, my angel. I love you forever.
GinikaChukwu Uwakwe.
