Lorena A. Queen

Queen, Lorena A. “Mama/Nana” 90, passed peacefully on February 23, 2012 joining her mother Olga, brothers Jason, Donald and Robert Alford, son Robert Queen and grandson, Russell Lucas in heaven. She is survived by her daughter Carol J. Long (Dale), son Richard (Cathy), granddaughters LeAnn Anseeuw (Danny), Lori Hopf, grandsons Rick (Jennifer), Troy (Mark Grove), Rob (Gretchen), Max, great-grandchildren Christine and Amanda Anseeuw, Kody Hopf, Tyler and Joey Lucas, Haley, Ricky and Shelby Queen, Colin and Brooke Queen and a multitude of loving extended family members and friends. Born July 11, 1921 in Phenix City, AL, raised in Columbus, GA and moved to Tampa in 1955 where she worked for Maas Bros., Jim Walter Corp. and GTE. Lorena loved music, dancing, the seashore and especially spending time with her family. She was also an artist/poet at heart and was published in the ‘Great Poems of the Western World Vol. II’ in 1990 with a poem she dedicated to her daughter called ‘The Dew on the Roses’.

The dew on the roses

are the tears we have shed

For hopes and dreams,

that have long ago fled…

But the rays of the sun,

that banish the dew are

God’s promise each day

that we’re all born anew.

The family will receive friends for a celebration of her life on Sunday, April 29, 2012, 1 PM to 4 PM at the Anseeuw home, Tampa. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Heart Assoc., Alzheimer’s Assoc. or Lifepath Hospice of Tampa will be appreciated.