Holt’s CEO attends a service honoring Bertha Holt
by Kim S. Brown, CEO
Ilsan, Korea–A simple service on the hillside overlooking the Holt Ilsan Center seemed a fitting celebration of someone so beloved. Bertha “Grandma” Holt would have celebrated her 105th birthday today.
A handful of friends and Grandma’s daughter, Molly, gathered at the graveside to pay tribute. As the years pass, the memories of Grandma Holt seem to become more vivid, the stories of her person more colorful.
It is impossible for me to think of Grandma Holt as one person. She touched the lives of so many children and families in many different ways. And yet, each one of us senses a very personal connection to this woman. It seems that all of us adopted from overseas or helped to have families of our own have a touch of Grandma within us. To each one of us, she is our Grandma.
We all miss her on this day, but thank God for her love, still felt on this day of remembrance.
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