Dwan was never silent about her admiration for Jada. She loved her comfort and would often comment about her “beautiful physique”. She was in awe at how well trained she is and would tell me how impressed she was every single day that I was around her. Jada would snuggle next to her and put…
From Alicia: Dwan always made you feel like you were something special, as she was very sweet and was always SO proud of every accomplishment you have made, big or small. She was so much fun to be around and had a positive energy. She knew so much about my kids and was sharp every…
From Tod and Maggie: Celebrating “Mom Dwan’s” 92nd birthday. Watching her enjoy the burning candles. She was very mesmerized by the candles, and always excited to eat the whole cake (if we let her). Tod and I enjoyed celebrating with her. We had 9 big candles and two small ones. Today we are going to…
From Elena: I loved making movies when I was young and aunt Dwan loved seeing them. When I asked her to be a part of a little trailer for fun, she immediately and happily accepted. She never fails to make me smile.
From Camille and Elena: One of my favorite things to do when visiting Grandpa was going in his hot tub. When we got a little older, it was always fun to make a collage with shells we found on the beach. Grandpa would cut out a board in whatever shape we wanted, and help us…
From Camille: Whenever I visited Dwan, she suggested visiting Deception Pass! It truly is a gorgeous vista: a bridge high above turbulent water below, surrounded by islands, rocks, mountains, and general greenery. My grandpa loved driving, especially once he got his Tesla! He was quick to volunteer to take me and Dwan to this beautiful…
From Camille: I came to visit Dwan once in college. She greeted me how she always did: with a warm, firm, affectionate hug, then breaking apart and grabbing my arm while inquiring about my trip with contagious delight. We caught up over her round table on those colorful Eams chairs, probably with a hot tea….
Thanksgiving 2017. We did NOT have Oyster stuffing in the end 😉 -Camille
From Thompson and Zaug family: Dwan enjoyed her birthday song over Zoom! Wish we could have celebrated together in person. ❤️
From Connie and Joe: In 2018, Dwan and my dad came out to visit for Christmas and New Year’s. Cirque du Soleil was in San Francisco, so we got tickets and headed out. So much for sunny California – that day was one of our rainiest days! It was pouring and pouring, and the parking…
From Susan and Clay: We love how Dwan was always so enthusiastic and encouraging!
From Joe: On several occasions, Dwan and I found ourselves as driving companions. This is one of those memories. One of a few oddities I found with Dwan was when we drove together. If it was just us two, Dwan always chose to ride in the back passenger-side seat. No exceptions. I was her chauffer…