A tribute to our treasured Grandmother: Never thought a day like this would come. Our grandmother was such a strong, enduring and caring woman. Her loss was so heartbreaking and deeply felt by my brothers and I. Growing up my brothers and I would refer to her as "Periyapatty" and that is how I would like to address her going forward. Periyapatty was special and different in so many ways. The way she expressed her love was not as obvious or apparent as most people express themselves. She would express it through her actions as opposed to her words. Patty practically raised my brothers and I. I remember so many of my core childhood memories that periyapatty was part of. Patty you practically taught us about our cultural background, our language, our tradition & heritage. The fact that I am able to speak Tamil as fluently as I do was because of you. You were so full of advice and care, I still remember you making calls to my dad to tell me how to take care of my hair to avoid hair loss. Throughout my childhood I remember how you would go out of your way to buy Vajee and I stickers and stationery for school. I am certain that Vajee's passion for collecting stamps and my hobby for collecting stickers was practically inherited from you. It is still so hard to beleive that you are no longer with us. I am still expecting you to call us here in Canada and give us advice about our health and continue to motivate us to do doing higher education and finish our studies. I just want to end off saying I Love you periyapatty - You were one strong-willed, resilient and brave woman. You always handled your hardships with ease and looked onto everything with such optimism. Thank you for all the sacrifices, care and love you devoted in raising Vajee, Viro and I. You live on within us, I just want to say I am so honored and grateful to Christ for making you my 'grandmother' Rest In Peace Patty, you will never be forgotten, Sincerely your granddaughter, Ruthra