Jane Ann

Jane Ann is my Dad's sister, younger by almost two years. My middle name is Jane, after her. My daughter and grand-daughter also share that middle name. My first memory of her is attending a stage production of South Pacific where she had the starring role of Nellie. I was very young. I think we were seated in the balcony. I remember trying so hard to stay awake, but finally falling asleep sometime after she washed that man right out of her hair. I am so glad I have that memory, for she died Sunday. She was in her early seventies. Her life had been hard and now she has relief. I will always think of her young, glamorous, beautiful. I will remember her singing. I imagine she is singing once again.