I said goodbye to Mom today

My Mom died peacefully today after a three year battle with Alzheimer’s. She has been surrounded by family in her final days, and I got to hold her as she passed. She was a fantastic Mom, Grandma, and Great-grandma and it’s been very difficult to say goodbye to her.

Here is some more information about her, and some recent photos of her.

Mary Ellen Corman May 7, 1936- May 26, 2011

Livermore resident Mary Corman died peacefully 26, 2011, at the age of 75. Mary was born and grew up in rural Kansas. She graduated from University of Kansas, where she met and married her husband Gary Corman in 1957. They moved to Livermore in 1960, and she has lived in Livermore for the past 51 years. Her husband of 38 years, Gary Corman, worked at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
Mary was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Livermore since 1960, and served as a church deacon as well as in many other volunteer roles. She was active in the Livermore arts community during the 1960s and 70s, and her creative works included paintings, illustrations and photography. She worked many years as an illustrator for religious and educational publications.
Mary turned to computers for her artwork beginning in 1983, and was active in online communities for over two decades until she was diagnosed with lewy body dementia in 2008.
While raising her children, her home was always teeming with neighborhood kids and pets.
Mary is survived by four children: Roger Corman, of Santa Rosa, CA; Brenda Gallardo, of Livermore; Randy Corman of Renton, WA; and Sharon McLeod of Livermore. Mary is survived by her two brothers Ken Roger, of Renton, WA and Jerry Roger of Tulsa, OK. She is also survived by her two sons-in-law and two daughters-in-law, 12 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. She is predeceased by her husband Gary Corman.

Here is a little more information about my Mom and Dad.