When were you born? May 25, 1938 on a farm in Ontario Canada. Her grandmother was a midwife and weighed her on a chicken scale. She was talking before she had teeth. 
What do you want us to call you? Most people call her Rosemary.
How did you meet Dad? Rosemary volunteers for a lot of groups at church. She was in charge of who gets on the bus for the trip to the Passion Play in Hudson, FL, on March 25. There were seven people missing from her list at the meeting place. Dad and six others were already on the bus and refused to get off. Dad was sitting in Rosemary's seat behind the bus driver, so Rosemary sat behind him and they talked all the way. After the trip, Dad said see you Sunday. They met at the coffee connection and went to church together. And that started the friendship. Dad asked if he could call her every night and if he could pray with her. Her thought was, "he isn't real," though she did trust him from the first day. Their next date was a Jewish Sader.
How long were you married before Dad? The first marriage was to Tony for 17 years and the second was to Bill for 26 years, both husbands passed to the next life.
How many children and grandchildren do you have? Three from my first marriage: two boys and a girl. Steve is 50 and works for the Tampa Airport; Glenn is 45 and a retired trucker and carpenter; and Charmaine is 44, artistic and musically inclined and working for a cleaning company's office. Rosemary also has a step-daughter, Janet who lives in Niagara Falls and a foster daughter, Marilyn. She has raised 98 foster children. She has seven grandchildren. Steve has two children: Adam is 28 and works as a tiler, and Amanda is a hotel event planner. Glenn has two children: Anthony, 25, works for Microsoft in Washington State and is getting married in January to a Mexican girl; Shawn, 23, is studying to be a pastor and getting married July 10th in Iowa. Charmaine has three kids: Danessa is in college for engineering, Preston is 14 Ocala, and Lawrence is 8.
Did you work outside the home? Yes at a hospital in St. Petersburg as a nurses' aid, switchboard operator, and supervisor until she transferred to Ocala. She is also involved with Home Interiors as a home decorator. Rosemary loves housework. I'm thinking maybe Dad and Rosemary should travel to Lakewood, NY about once every three months so she can clean my house! She doesn't sit still much.
How do you spend your days now? Tuesday and Thursday she volunteers at church.
What is your favorite color? Pink
What color is your wedding dress? Seafoam green, it was given to her by a friend of her mothers (new).
What is your favorite food? Spinach and Asparagus
Do you wear perfume? Yes, Oscar de la Rente, she is allergic to most.
What is your favorite flower? Lily of the Valley
Do you have a favorite song? Not really. She likes Because God Made Thee Mine, No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus, Open My Eyes, Lord, It Is Well. She also likes opera and musicals but can't read music.
Do you do crafts? No, but she does like scrapbooking and journaling.
What is your favorite Bible verse? Be still and know I'm God.
What is your vision for marriage with Dad? We will clean/volunteer together and go on mission trips to Jamaica and maybe India. The mission in India has 500 orphans; and Dad would love to see the orphans he supports. The orphanage in Jamaica is outside of Kingston.
Where are you going on your honeymoon trip? London, Niagara Falls, and Toronto, Canada, Buffalo and Lakewood, NY before spending two weeks in Hudson Falls. They have to be back in FL by September. She has a brother, Monte, who lives in Ottawa Canada.
In my conversations with Rosemary, I picked up from her talking that she is organized, hates computers, is a giver and doesn't like being alone. She is very sensitive and a Toronto Maple Leaf hockey fan. Oh, and I just found out that Rosemary and Dad are going to take a computer class at church in January so there is hope yet that we can communicate via the internet!
Welcome Rosemary. She will be a fun addition to this family. I've enjoyed talking with her and I know you will too.
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I enjoyed reading about her. I have talked to her on the phone but i learned some new things. Asparagus and spinach how funny. Sounds like they are going to have a lot of fun together. She has given a lot of herself especially taking in that many children that are not your own. Not an easy task. thanks for sharing her life.
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