The original portrait shows age with its board mount and torn corner. This was in a small stash of photos wrapped in a an olive canvas army kit. My Aunt Jessie claimed them, yet. . . shared them with me one day. She had labeled this one - Mom. . .
Orlean Theresa Horton
Born - February 1890
The once vibrant and energetic lady was weakened by cancer. The famly gathered to care for her in her final days. This is the point in time that our lives crossed. . .
I was four, and she seemed so fragile. I called her - Baby. . .
