So sorry for your loss Brandon and Melanie, your mom was a good person and loved her kids so much. We love y’all very much and are so proud to say you are our niece and nephew. Can’t wait to see you both ❤️

Lisa's Yearbook Photo — with Lisa Bellard

Not sure if you remember Melany the dollar store by the apartments. At one point there was a woman working there that would follow us all over the store and watch us. We got tired of it and told your mom. Mrs. Lisa with her backbone wasn’t putting up with that mess. She called that woman up and started having a word with her. Turns to us and says “she said y’all were trying to steal pencils.” We were so offended! “We weren’t trying to steal pencils!” She got back to telling that lady how it was. She took up for us. Your moms bluntness cracked me up!!! 

I always thought it was so funny how particular Mrs. Lisa was about her house. I mean our house was like the opposite. 😂 So one memory of her that I loved was that she was willing to open up her house to us throwing Bianca a surprise baby shower. I felt like such an adult then throwing our first friend their baby shower at her house. It was so kind of her to do that. 

Mom and Dad on their wedding day.

My mom wearing a dress and not smiling 1981.

My mom and Mr. Jame, the couple with the most different personalities and heights. ;) They made a great, ironic pair. ;)

One of the funniest memories with my mom was here vast collection of black shoes. She had a wide collection of the almost- exact same shoe, but in slightly different styles. She insisted they were different enough. ;)

Mel, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and Brandon.  

-Melanie S.