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photo of grandmother dressed as mary pickford
Valdora Desjardins Lachance Mckenna December 14, 1904 - May 4, 1999
"One Sweet Day"
by Mariah Carey
(abbreviated)
 
"Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say.
And now it's too late to hold you
'cause you've flown away
so far away.

Never had I imagined
Living without your smile
Feeling and knowing you hear me
It keeps me
alive.

And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven.
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together
One sweet day.

. . . I never showed you
Assumed you'd always be there.
I took your presence for granted
But I always cared.

Although the sun will never shine the same
I'll always look to a brighter day
Yeah Lord I know when I lay me down to sleep
You will always listen as I pray. "

Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say"
 
Tuesday
May 4, 1999
Newspaper Obituary for Valdora Mckenna
PHOTO MEMORIES OF MY GRANDMOTHER
The photo at the top of this page was taken in 1919 when my grandmother entered the "Mary Pickford" studio contest in Lewiston.
The contest ran in conjunction with the State Fair. On September 13, 1919, Wilhelmina Grenier of Lewiston was announced as the winner...she won $50.   Sylvia Morton placed 2nd.  Apparently my grandmother didn't even get an honorable mention for all of her trouble.  Tap to READ THE ARTICLE.
Find more about Mary Pickford at her official website "MARY PICKFORD.ORG" - Tap to Link
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Mary Pickford
Gladys Louise Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-born American film actress and producer with a career spanning 50 years. Pickford was known in her prime as "America's Sweetheart" and the "girl with the curls".