Remembering Bretta

She lived in a tiny yellow house with two dogs, two cats and a whole lot of cook books. Her cooking and baking were legendary, and her co-workers were often the lucky recipients of this talent.

Bretta grew up with many animal friends (and they were indeed friends.) Looking over photos from her childhood, most picture a widely smiling little girl with her arm flung around the neck of a horse, or with a bunny, dog or cat in her lap or close by.

She loved Irish step dancing, country music, 80’s music from her teen years, Halloween (her little home was always decked out), St. Patrick’s Day, Dancing With the Stars, and anything Disney.

She was yet to take an airplane flight when she died, in fact she never travelled very far from her home area. She loved her work, her animals, her friends and family and kept close to them and kept them close to her.

Only 33 at death, the one word that describes Bretta is kind. Bretta was kind. Such an old-fashioned word that says so much and encompasses so many other qualities- loyalty, generosity, non-judgmentalness, compassion and belief in “do unto others”. This is her legacy. She is forever Bretta in the hearts of those who love her, and will forever be missed.