We will miss you GG!

As some of you might know my Great-Grand mother pasted on March 31st. She would have been 93 on Saturday, April 3rd. GG as I like to call her was the matriarch of our family and will be dearly missed especially by my loving father. Below is the Eulogy he will share with our friends and family. I was so touched by his words that I wanted to share them all with you.



Eulogy for Florence Courtney Childs by: Charles Tyrrell



This woman who we are here for today Florence Courtney Childs could have been anyone’s grandmother.

She was loving, caring and was very special to us.

Some of you may know here as Aunt Courtney, Gram, GG or Friend.


There were some of us who were lucky enough to call her Mom-Mom or Grand mom.

I am sure most of you here today have some memory of our Grandmother which has touched your life in some way. Two things come to mind of which I will share:



One is she had a saying that “Everything has a place, and everything belongs in its place” I am still working on this one.



Another custom she had was how to make a perfect cup of tea: boil the water add the water to the tea-bag then the milk first then 2 teaspoons of sugar (she loved the sweets) and was always able to get 2 cups of tea out of one teabag.


This British custom I am also working on.

She loved us all even with our imperfections as all grandmothers tend to do.


But the greatest advice she gave me is still true to this day. Choose your friends Wisely!

As they can either lift you up or drag you down.

For the most part I have been Lucky and have had friend’ s who have always lifted me up.


Debbie and I personally became close to her as she lived with us for the past seventeen years.


It will not be the same when I come home from work and Gram was usually finishing her meal. (she loved to eat)


Whatever it was she enjoyed you could usually tell as she would have it sometimes around her face and the dogs would also enjoy, what she would think she was sneaking to them (but Debbie and I knew and would both get a laugh).



There is a custom she had when eating of always leaving a little on the plate which will remain a mystery which I may never know. I think it may have had something to do with the Depression.



Our grandmother would always think about others before herself. She never liked to ask for help; but would always be there to help other people first.

 Before I finish I would like to thank a few people who were there to help her when she needed it from the bottom of my heart, first my wife Debbie who spent many hours with Gram tending to her needs, and in her final months and days feeding and comforting her and ensuring she was getting the best care possible.



I would also like to thank Pat Slick who was her long time home health-aide of approx. 15 years or more and who became part of our family. She would show up dutifully most days at 7 am to get gram’s day started this was a great help to Debbie and I for the extreme attention and care she provided.

 And then of course there was Gina gram’s nurse of more than 10 years. Without Gina’s knowledge of gram and her devoted care we would have really struggled.


We may no longer see her but will always have special moments which we shared with her.



She will always have a special place in our hearts. Let’s be thankful that we were able to know a special lady like our grandmother.