Gertrude "Christine" Emory

Gertrude Emory, known to friends and family as Christine, died on October 2, 2010. Mrs. Emory was married to her beloved soul mate and our wonderful Dad, Kenneth W. Emory for almost 45 years. Dad passed away five months ago and we believe that destiny was not able to keep them apart any longer. Mom was born on August 14, 1946 in Ebern, Germany.

Her parents were Elli Moldenhauer Mueller and Josef Mueller. She was a daddy’s girl from day one. She often talked about walking through the forest with her Dad, picking wild blueberries and listening to him tell good stories. She has a sister, Barbara Mueller and a nephew, Daniel. Barbara Emory, Jessica Murchland (Don), her daughters, adore her. Justin Hissom is her grandson and the apple of her eye. Justin and Grandma had a deep, powerful connection from the day he was born. Grandma was the keeper of his secrets and his biggest fan. Before she passed, Mom told us to remind Justin how much she and Papa love him and how they will always be watching over him. The last thing she heard before she left us was her treasured grandson telling her that he loved her.

Our Mom loved us very fiercely. She was extremely intelligent, a math wizard, open minded, well read, very clever and very funny. Mom was always the most beautiful Mom around. She took great pride in herself and her home and family. One of the things she often said was that it was very important to maintain those things because that is what her husband and children deserved. We often volunteered our mom to be the girl scout cookie mom, the field trip mom, the cheerleader mom and the bake sale mom. Unfortunately, we often did that without telling her until the last minute and while we got an earful about it, she always, always came through for us.

There is no one in this world that compares to her. She had a way of showing us her love and care that made us feel unbelievably safe and protected. We were innocent, fearless children because of our Mom. We were able to spend vacations in Holland, Italy, France and other far away places because she made family vacations a priority. Family was the single most important thing to our Mom. We are so sad that she isn’t here with us anymore but we have all agreed that as long as she and Dad are watching over us, we are safe and loved. There is a huge hole in the space she seemed to fill and the world seems less bright and less passionate without her. Mom was passionate about everything she did. Christmas and birthdays were huge affairs in our family. The wonderful traditions that Mom started are going to be carried on by her children. We are honored and proud to be her daughters, it was truly the greatest gift we will ever receive.

Memorial service is at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Swan Law Funeral Home.

Arrangements under the direction of Swan-Law Funeral Directors, Colorado Springs, CO.