thoughts of words of wisdom

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

"It's amazing what you can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit." -John Wooden

During his speech at the Golden State Warriors championship parade and rally, General Manager Bob Myers referred to the above quote as one that epitomized the team's success. It is also one of his favorite quotes by legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.

Apparently, it was one of Cindy's favorite quotes too. I remember that it was this same quote (or a slight variation of it) that she listed in in her high school yearbook page that recognized the recipients of the "Titan Service Award". That award was given to 10 graduating seniors who made significant contributions to the school.

I didn't realize that Cindy was already familiar with John Wooden while she was in high school. Or maybe she wasn't, and she just believed in that same notion as he did about unselfishness and teamwork. Either way, it's just another example of Cindy's extraordinary character.

Bob Myers is from the Bay Area and was part of UCLA's 1995 NCAA Basketball Championship Team. Who knows, I may have even had a class with him! Learning more about him, he and Cindy seem a lot alike. And I could even picture Cindy being successful as a general manager of a professional sports team.

Being reminded of this quote gave me such a serendipitous reason to connect Cindy to the celebration of the Warriors' championship. I'm sure that she and Zoe, and so many other angelic fans (maybe even Coach Wooden) had their own Warriors victory party up in heaven.

thoughts of fun with phones

shared by Marlo R. Beall, her sister

Just a few weeks ago, during Spring Break, we got my daughter Cynthia a cell phone. I'm proud and happy to say that she has been very respectful and responsible in the way that she uses it.

Something funny happened the other morning... she sent me a text while we were both home. She was in her room, just waking up; and I was in the living room, just starting to move around to get ready for the day.

Her text was a polite request to please bring her some socks or something, that she needed for her outfit for school. The situation just made me pause... sigh... and smile.

It reminded me of times when Cindy and I would contact each other from one room of our apartment to another via cell phone. However, we wouldn't text each other - as that wasn't as common or popular yet; we would actually call each other with a quick question or request.

Calling each other on the phone when we could just as easily get up and walk over to each other was always a fun and funny thing to do. It was a little odd... and a lot silly... yet also useful and effective.

Sometimes it's remembering those little, day to day occurrences like that, which make me miss her even more.