Happy 😊 Mother’s Day…
**M - Mom**: Celia was truly the "queen of her kitchen!" Cooking for family, friends, and neighbors was a regular affair. Wynonna Judd even dubbed her “The General.” My parents raised five boys! 🤣
**O - Others**: She was a selfless mother who always prioritized others over herself. Every Christmas season, she baked around 1,800 assorted cookies for neighbors, friends, family, and the teachers at St. Louis School in Pittsford, N.Y., who were guiding her boys.
**T - Time**: She made it a priority to attend all our wrestling and basketball games. Celia assisted us with homework and school projects after working at the Style-O-Rama Salon.
**H - Helper**: Celia volunteered countless hours at St. Louis School, supporting her sons' teachers in the classroom. She also made it a point to send birthday cards to family and friends, and she regularly encouraged loved ones with cheerful phone calls.
**E - Entertain**: For 40 years, she organized Christmas Eve parties at '120 West Brook Rd,' creating countless cherished memories with family and friends. They were coming and going from 4P.M. until sometimes 3 AM. At midnight, after returning from choir practice, Celia would whip up sausage and peppers for everyone.
**R - Resurrection**: I eagerly await our reunion in heaven with our Lord. I miss our conversations about The King. 👑 John 3:16
PHOTO: This is the Triton restaurant in the 1950s in Rochester New York. My mother, Celia is the third from the left at 18 years old. The group is the bebop ate all her best friends. The man in the middle is Tony Bennett. 😂