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Growing up I did not have a relationship with any of my grandparents. They had either already passed away or were far away in another country. I did meet my grandmother once when she visited the states, but she passed away shortly thereafter. It’s sad to say I really don’t remember her at all. Fast forward to the age of eighteen when I met this very special lady, Velma Nation Staples. She was Michael’s paternal grandmother. Our first meeting occurred when she traveled from Baton Rouge, Louisiana for Michael’s high school graduation. The first thing she said to me was “Girl you ain’t big enough to spit on”. I really wasn’t sure what that meant. Even with that odd remark. it wasn’t long after that I started to call her grandmom too. There was no sugar coating for this lady. If she didn’t like you, you knew it. She was strong and independent. She was always well put together. I loved how she was always dressed up even if she was just going to the grocery store. She never left the house without wearing lipstick. She loved her bourbon. It had to be Makers Mark, and she would drink a glass every day. It was always fun to go eat at Mexican restaurants with her because she loved a good Margarita too. She had stories, so many stories. She was an orphan and would tell us about the time she visited the Capital and Louisiana Governor Huey P Long gave her a quarter when she was a little girl to buy books. She would say the funniest things. She used to always say she had one foot in the grave and one on a banana peel. I always thought she would be around forever. She was a great lady, larger than life and I miss her
