I wanted to give you all my deepest sympathy on the passing of Connie. I worked with her in the early 90s at Victoria's Secret in Eastland Mall in Bloomington, IL. We were co-managers of the store. I remember your mom as being soft spoken, very personable, easy to talk to and just a GOOD person. I was always jealous of her beautiful, soft, blond hair. She always dressed in feminine soft flowey dresses. I remember her telling me one time that her maiden name was Lanzotti and when she got married, she really wanted to keep that name because she liked the way her name sounded. But Rennie told her...look at it this way...you will be forever "Young". You boys were small back then and I also had young children and we would compare notes. She doted on you boys and was always concerned about doing the "right thing" as a mom. Apparently, she did a marvelous job raising you, along with your father. I could feel the love between them as she spoke about Rennie. I have thought of her often through the years and was quite shocked to see the obituary in yesterday's Pantagraph. I remember she told me how she got the job at Victoria's Secret. She had a teaching degree but had ended up working at a bank for about ten years. She wanted a change so she told me she opened up the phone book to the yellow Pages and just started reading thru all the businesses, and thought Victoria's Secret sounded like fun, even tho she had no retail experience whatsoever.. I think she persisted hard enough to land the job. And she was so good at it....customer's loved her, she was so helpful ... it was obvious how much she enjoyed being there. She made many of my days better with her easy going, calm personality. I am deeply saddened by reading ConniesMiracle. It has touched me to my core. Evan, you have honored your mother in the best way possible, you truly are a "perfect son". I am struggling to comprehend the pain she must have endured...in more ways than just physical. Having to leave her loving family has to be the most difficult thing in the world for her.. I am trying to take comfort in the fact that she is out of pain and suffering and finally at peace. To me, Connie's Miracle is Connie herself. The world lost a wonderful, warm, caring person and is a little darker because of it. Thank you for such a touching, heartfelt tribute to your mom, Evan. She would be so proud.