Birth date: Feb 20, 1935 Death date: Nov 22, 2016
Sara Ruth Morgan Griffin passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Sara was a native and life resident of Mandeville, LA. She was born on Wednesday, February 20, 1935 to Cecile and Horatious Morgan. The beloved wife of William J Read Obituary
Jill was/is my best friend. We were inseparable in the second grade. For whatever reason (I am attempting to keep an innocent face), we were in trouble quite a bit during that year. While often the Sisters at Our Lady of the Lake would call Mrs. Griffin (or my mom) to tell them to come get us, sometimes they just told us to "go home." When the latter happened, we always went to Jill's house. We told ourselves that we went there because it was closer, but we really went there because Miss Sarah would only look at us with her penetrating gaze, then sigh heavily, and send us out to play until dinner time or my family came to collect me.
I realize now, in hindsight, that Miss Sarah and my mom probably talked with each other ALOT. At the time, however, I believed that Miss Sarah and Mr Dutch were keeping all my secrets for me and I love(d) them for that.
I still don't know why Miss Sarah let me remain friends with Jill, despite our antics at school. However, I know that over the last 40 years, she has been as proud of me and mine as if she was a blood relative.
For me, knowing her and the family she created and loved has been one of my touchstones in my life. No matter what I have been or done so far in my life, very important aspects of who I am is still that little girl, on the way home from school, holding hands with Jill, stopping at the Corner Pak, and then shuffling my feet in front of Miss Sarah's door...thinking that we should be in trouble with her, but knowing that she would love us anyway.
I'm so sorry that Sara is not with us anymore, she will be missed. I will really miss Easter dinner at the Lakefront airport. I remember the picture with the Easter bunny, we love you Sara, see you in heaven.
Jill,
I am so sorry for your loss. Sara was so proud of you, Griffin and Gibb. She loved you all very much and I know you will miss her dearly.
"What did they do now??" I will always remember how Sara answered most of the time when I phoned her. As the mothers of two, shall we say rambunctious, second grade daughters who were usually in trouble, Sara and I took turns calming and commiserating with the sisters at Our Lady Of the Lake. Since my husband was in Viet Nam at the time, it would have been much more difficult to get through that year without Sara's friendship.
Sara was such a sweet loving mother and grandmother, I remember her loving to hear about Jill and I, and our adventures when we would come home at night, and after Griffin was born when I watched him for Jill , she would come in everyday and ask "where's my boy" , she was the proudest grandmother anyone could have. I loved and will miss her so much.
