My Lucky Star: Final Tributes to my Mother

My mother, Josta, peacefully transitioned to a better place at the blessed age of 88 just two days before Thanksgiving. It gave me and my immediate family members the opportunity to say goodbye to her and bring closure to her long struggle with a degenerative disease.

Only after I’d called my mother my lucky star in my eulogy and thanked her for being a major influence in aligning me with…