Lillian Asplund is alive and living in her home near Worcester, Massachusetts. About 2 years ago, through her lawyer, I sold her an air conditioner at a yard sale for $25.00. He paid me by personal check signed by Lillian. I told him I didn't want to cash the check because I wanted her signature. In order not to mess up her checking system, he asked if I'd return the uncashed check to him in exchange for a handwritten letter from her thanking me for the A/C. I did. It's a letter I'll have forever.

Lillian's 97 and in frail health. She is bedridden. Her bed is by a window in the front of her home. Sometimes she'll wave to passers by, sometimes she doesn't.

Her brother, Felix (Phil) died aroung 1983. I had known him for 7 years at the time of his death and didn't know that he & his sister were on the Titanic. Neither had been willing to discuss the event.

Now [i:eb4d6ce6bd]that[/i:eb4d6ce6bd] is a memory to treasure. Jelle, I just noticed we need a pea-green emoticon for us to post after others tell stories like this. :wink:

Phil,
What an amazing story, thanks for sharing it with us. To have Lillian and her brother for neighbors, wow!
That was fast thinking on your part re: the check.

So great that she sits by the window and waves.
Betty

[quote:698536d54d="Phil"]Lillian Asplund is alive and living in her home near Worcester, Massachusetts. About 2 years ago, through her lawyer, I sold her an air conditioner at a yard sale for $25.00. He paid me by personal check signed by Lillian. I told him I didn't want to cash the check because I wanted her signature. In order not to mess up her checking system, he asked if I'd return the uncashed check to him in exchange for a handwritten letter from her thanking me for the A/C. I did. It's a letter I'll have forever.

Lillian's 97 and in frail health. She is bedridden. Her bed is by a window in the front of her home. Sometimes she'll wave to passers by, sometimes she doesn't.

Her brother, Felix (Phil) died aroung 1983. I had known him for 7 years at the time of his death and didn't know that he & his sister were on the Titanic. Neither had been willing to discuss the event.[/quote:698536d54d]

That is so cool 8)

How did you meet her and her brother and become friends with them, was it just through the sale? :?:

It's so sad that she's not in good health.

T4, being 97 period is good health I think.

Teamtuna,
I have to agree 97!!! Geez hope I make it to there. There are some women in my neighborhood who are 95+ and still doing lots of things. I cannot get over it. Must be gene thing?
Betty

I think so - which makes it scary as my family is short-lived. But my husband's mother and all of her sisters and brothers made it into their late 90's.