Sissy (Priscilla) Moreland
Aunt Louise was a one of a kind lady. She was the last of the older generation in the Moreland family. She was the first to welcome you to her home with the biggest smile you ever saw and the last to say "goodbye" with her famous wave from her living room window as you headed back south to her home state of Kentucky.
She was very. Interesting when she told of her years of service with the Girl Scouts and at the hospital. She was not afraid to tackle anything on her own. When she saw a need and jumped in to solve it ASAP. If you happened to get on her bad side, you better find a way to make things right very quickly. She loved Uncle J. D and would follow him to the ends of the earth. I thought she was a cool, brave lady when she spoke of moving to Connecticut by herself to be near Uncle J.D.
She could go on for hours talking about Joe and Cricket. She was very proud of them and raised them to serve others by example. Cricket proved that when she stepped up to care for Joe when he had cancer. Her love for her brother was immeasurable. They had a repport with one another that was to be envied.
I first met Aunt Louise the summer after Jack and I married in 2003. I was excited to finally meet this favorite Aunt of Jack's. I was not disappointed in any way. She was very welcoming with her big smile and those long open arms. I think she wanted to meet me as well, to see who snatched her favorite nephew.
She and I " hit it off" right at the beginning when she found out that were from the same neck of the woods in Scott County, Kentucky. Our conversations were filled with stories and memories of people we both knew. Sometimes, Uncle J.D. would get aggravated because he didn't know anyone we were talking about. Once, Aunt Louise told him that was because he was raised as a "city boy" and we were raised "country girls".
Their "back and forth" with each other was something to watch, even though I knew they were never serious about it.
I'll miss seeing that welcoming grin and having that big hug, a kiss good bye, and the wave from the front window, but Ill know Cricket will pick up right where she left off and I'll always have my fond memories of Aunt Louise , the one and only.
