For anyone who may not know me, my name is Allison, Hannah's daughter. Thank you all for coming here today to help us say goodbye to Mom.

Mom kept her diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis quite private. She was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver last year, and only six months ago, we got the results back after a biopsy determining if autoimmune hepatitis or fatty liver was the cause. A week before her liver failed, she had just been put on the transplant list. She never wanted to burden anyone or be treated differently. Her selflessness didn't just show up after her diagnosis- she has been this way her whole life, always putting others first, especially her family.

When I was being a rebellious tween, I tried calling mom Hannah once. To her face. Instead of mom. She simply told me, “No. You don’t get to call me that, you get to call something better. Something only, you and Colin get to call me, mom.”

Mom was the coolest person I ever met. She never stopped learning and discovering... Read more new things. She set the example of what a good person should be. Mom was also a fantastic friend. She always saw the good in people. If you needed her, she was there and helping before you could ask. Mom was always such a hard worker and a diligent student. Her last week she even still went to class with her walker (I insisted on following her, though she didn’t want me to), and went back to work Wednesday and Thursday until she started feeling bad that evening.

She always did her best to be patient with me, and I know I really could be exhausting sometimes, especially before Colin came along. Mom endured a lot with the premature birth of Colin, staying in the hospital with him for a month, trying to carry him to term, if possible, bearing it one hour at a time. She enjoyed being an aunt and cherished all her nieces and nephews. I know she wished she was feeling better so she could have met her grandnephews, Dean and George, I always shared their photos with her.

As her daughter, I grew up with the most incredible role model who taught me to always be myself, stand up for what is right, be friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and be responsible for what I say and do, respect myself and others, and make the world a better place. I will miss her crooked smile, loud guffaw, astute advice, and sense of humor. I know all of us will miss her company.

Thank you again for being here today to celebrate her life. She loved all of you and her memory will live on in all of us. Read less

For anyone who may not know me, my name is Allison, Hannah's daughter. Thank you all for coming here today to help us say goodbye to Mom.

Mom kept her diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis quite private. She was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver last year, and only six months ago, we got the results back after a biopsy determining if autoimmune hepatitis or fatty liver was the cause. A week before her liver failed, she had just been put on the transplant list. She never wanted to burden anyone... Read more or be treated differently. Her selflessness didn't just show up after her diagnosis- she has been this way her whole life, always putting others first, especially her family.

When I was being a rebellious tween, I tried calling mom Hannah once. To her face. Instead of mom. She simply told me, “No. You don’t get to call me that, you get to call something better. Something only, you and Colin get to call me, mom.”

Mom was the coolest person I ever met. She never stopped learning and discovering new things. She set the example of what a good person should be. Mom was also a fantastic friend. She always saw the good in people. If you needed her, she was there and helping before you could ask. Mom was always such a hard worker and a diligent student. Her last week she even still went to class with her walker (I insisted on following her, though she didn’t want me to), and went back to work Wednesday and Thursday until she started feeling bad that evening.

She always did her best to be patient with me, and I know I really could be exhausting sometimes, especially before Colin came along. Mom endured a lot with the premature birth of Colin, staying in the hospital with him for a month, trying to carry him to term, if possible, bearing it one hour at a time. She enjoyed being an aunt and cherished all her nieces and nephews. I know she wished she was feeling better so she could have met her grandnephews, Dean and George, I always shared their photos with her.

As her daughter, I grew up with the most incredible role model who taught me to always be myself, stand up for what is right, be friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and be responsible for what I say and do, respect myself and others, and make the world a better place. I will miss her crooked smile, loud guffaw, astute advice, and sense of humor. I know all of us will miss her company.

Thank you again for being here today to celebrate her life. She loved all of you and her memory will live on in all of us. Read less