My mother died a year ago today.

Theresa Lang was 90 years old, and beloved by so many people.

A month before she died she received an Honorary Doctorate from her alma mater, Marymount College. The graduation ceremony was at Lincoln Center's NY State Theater. It was packed to the rafters with excited graduates and their families. 

My mother spoke extempore after receiving her degree, and her speech, which was funny and full of life and hope, and altogether remarkable, went right to the hearts of everyone in the hall.

I remember thinking that she had just made a couple of thousand new friends and admirers! What a gift she had with people.

I think of her every day.

I miss her quite a lot today.

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