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robinsre · 02-26-2008, 02:44 PM

Hi folks.

I just wanted to share with you, that my grandmother Hilda West passed away this morning at about 5:00 a.m at the age of 88.

She was a wonderful woman and one of my heroes. She came to Las Vegas in 1949 after leaving a bad relationship in Nebraska. She had three children, an old car, an eighth grade education, and $150 in her pocket, and she managed to make a living and raise her three, plus two more without ever taking a dime from the government (an achievement she was quite proud of).

She worked in, and operated a series of restaurants in Las Vegas. Her first managerial position was running the NCO club at Nellis Air Force base where she met my grandfather. Later she opened her own restaurant, Hilda's. Her world class cooking, fiery demeanor, and exemplary service made her a legend in old Las Vegas, any of you who have been in Las Vegas for more than two decades will likely remember her restaurant. She interacted with a number of "Las Vegas Legends" and once slapped Muhammad Ali in his own home (a story for another occasion). Through her life she never lost her sense of class, her simple "farm-girl" demeanor, her sense of charity, or her love for others.

She taught me a variety of important lessons that I have tried my best to exemplify :

Amongst them are the simple principles that the greatest gift you can ever give to a man or woman is an opportunity, and that if you treat everyone like they're part of your family a majority of people will respond in kind.

She lived a full and incredible life, and she will be sorely missed.

Thanks for listening,

Ryan

rockerz71 · 02-26-2008, 02:47 PM

I'm real sorry to hear it man

ichy_trigger · 02-26-2008, 02:48 PM

Im sorry to hear of your loss...

nickb · 02-26-2008, 02:49 PM

Sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your family.

bat1159man · 02-26-2008, 03:03 PM

Ryan - sorry for your loss - sounds like your grandmother was quite a woman. Prayers out to you and your family.

SgtWKPII · 02-26-2008, 03:07 PM

I am sorry for your loss.

longtalltechsan · 02-26-2008, 03:33 PM

God Bless that woman and your family. You are all in my prayers.

**Frenchy** · 02-26-2008, 03:37 PM

How could we have ever made it without grand ma's?

gkelley3 · 02-26-2008, 03:56 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss.

RSfireman · 02-26-2008, 05:00 PM

So sorry to hear that.

02-26-2008, 02:44 PM	#1
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,686	I just wanted to share. Hi folks. I just wanted to share with you, that my grandmother Hilda West passed away this morning at about 5:00 a.m at the age of 88. She was a wonderful woman and one of my heroes. She came to Las Vegas in 1949 after leaving a bad relationship in Nebraska. She had three children, an old car, an eighth grade education, and $150 in her pocket, and she managed to make a living and raise her three, plus two more without ever taking a dime from the government (an achievement she was quite proud of). She worked in, and operated a series of restaurants in Las Vegas. Her first managerial position was running the NCO club at Nellis Air Force base where she met my grandfather. Later she opened her own restaurant, Hilda's. Her world class cooking, fiery demeanor, and exemplary service made her a legend in old Las Vegas, any of you who have been in Las Vegas for more than two decades will likely remember her restaurant. She interacted with a number of "Las Vegas Legends" and once slapped Muhammad Ali in his own home (a story for another occasion). Through her life she never lost her sense of class, her simple "farm-girl" demeanor, her sense of charity, or her love for others. She taught me a variety of important lessons that I have tried my best to exemplify : Amongst them are the simple principles that the greatest gift you can ever give to a man or woman is an opportunity, and that if you treat everyone like they're part of your family a majority of people will respond in kind. She lived a full and incredible life, and she will be sorely missed. Thanks for listening, Ryan __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

02-26-2008, 02:48 PM	#3
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,417	Im sorry to hear of your loss... __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

02-26-2008, 02:49 PM	#4
nickb XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,185	Sorry for your loss. Prayers to you and your family. __________________ No PM sent..... But the average human can travel 21 feet in just about one second.

02-26-2008, 03:03 PM	#5
bat1159man XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 4,168 Blog Entries: 2	Ryan - sorry for your loss - sounds like your grandmother was quite a woman. Prayers out to you and your family. __________________ "On Iwo Island, Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue" - Admiral Nimitz, March 16, 1945 on Marines fighting on Iwo Jima Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary. Gen. A. M. Gray, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps http://www.nationalgunforum.com

02-26-2008, 03:07 PM	#6
SgtWKPII XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Camano Island, Warshington Posts: 17,477 Blog Entries: 18	I am sorry for your loss. __________________ It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it. -Al Gore Lord, let me be half the man my dogs think I am.

02-26-2008, 02:47 PM	#2
rockerz71 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 2,860	I'm real sorry to hear it man

02-26-2008, 03:37 PM	#8
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 12,889	How could we have ever made it without grand ma's? __________________ ~SC Harvey~ 2008 Election..."Imbrace your ignorance, and vote your preference". It's quite simple, really... *If you vote for Obama, you are a fuking idiot. If you vote for McCain, you are a fuking idiot.* *If your vote is for the lessor of two evils, then you can be comforted knowing that you're less of a fuking idiot than the other guy! Because Fritz says so! RON PAUL IN 2008**

02-26-2008, 03:56 PM	#9
gkelley3 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,021	I'm very sorry for your loss. __________________ "Better to fight for something than live for nothing." Gen. George S. Patton

02-26-2008, 05:00 PM	#10
RSfireman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blair Co;Pa Posts: 283	So sorry to hear that.

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