Amanda Gray
Amanda Gray had more family than she knew.
Her actual blood relatives stretch across the country, but she also left behind a trail of friends everywhere she went.
Gray, who tragically passed away in her sleep July 5 in Oklahoma, was a bright, shining ball of joy who flickered across my life at a time when everything else was at their darkest.
Having left the video store I called a second home after 12+ years, I was struggling along in a business that became far more negative than it ever should have been.
As I worked 144 straight days, 10 hours a day, I got sick, stayed sick, got depressed, stayed depressed and began to seriously hate life.
One of the few respites during this time was Amanda, who worked at the law firm that sat above my prison.
When she would visit, whether to get a movie, buy some candy for her daughter, to pass on info from our mutually disliked boss, or just to say hi, she brightened my day.
Amanda Jo was classy, more than a bit sassy and quite willing to tell you exactly how she felt.
She was Hell on high heels (if you messed with her or her daughters) but fiercely loyal to those she liked, and even more so to those she loved.
Our paths crossed, then went in opposite directions when I finally escaped my dank prison and she headed home to Sooner country.
We were still Facebook friends, so I would see her photos pop up. Her daughters, her fiancee, her shoes.
So, so many shoes…
The news of her passing was like a blow to the heart. And it still is.
Her family held a memorial service last Saturday, and, for those of us who weren’t in Oklahoma, you can now watch that service online.
Take some time. It’s not an easy thing to watch, but you will come away feeling better afterwards.
Because it reminds you, for a moment again, of what an amazing woman she truly was, and will always be.
To view the memorial service, pop over to:
http://www.ladusauevans.com/book-of-memories/2195173/Gray-Amanda/obituary.php
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