Nancy Wood Diebolt

Entitled "Balls and Drive"

If I could say just one thing about Nancy, it would be that the girl had balls. Yep, balls!

It took balls for a young girl to digest adoption and make herself into a "can do" type of person. Yes, she had adoptive parents who obviously had patience. Because she told me stories about her teenage years. Wow! Ballsey to say the least! One story is as a teenager she would steal her parents car in the middle of the night, pickup her girlfriends and then drive backwards to erase the mileage so her parents wouldn't know that she took the car out! Ha! Little did Nancy know that driving backwards enhanced a skill set that strengths her driving skills and most assuredly could have been a big resume strength in her later years. Nancy was known to be a good driver.

She was the driver in The Warrington! That said, question is Who is goiAng to drive us, now???!..

In a span of less than 7 years, Nancy marries, has a son, sadly becomes a widow, then drives herself and her 5 year old son to Dallas, TX where she opens a women's clothing retail store. She is a huge success. Nothing short of a miracle!!!

The words that describe Nancy are resiliency, determination, bravery, focused determination, detailed organization and intelligence. She was incredibly adapt at this young age with so much responsibility to pivot-the ability to strategically change direction and DRIVE to accomplish.

She made many friends along the way—many were customers who became and remained friends to the end.

Nancy sold her business and in a short time moved to The Warrington to live out her retirement. They called her the General in The Warrington. Nancy was always helpful and big hearted. Always there to bring food or run an errand for those in need or just because. She gave many volunteer hours to the TCA, Turtle Creek Park Conservancy, chairing many events. She was a seasoned fundraiser and a valued board member to the Shelton School and SOOO much more.

Saying goodbye to Nancy for many of us is confusing, disorienting, too sudden and certainly sad. But all this being said, Nancy Diebolt would not have wanted to be bed ridden, sickly, a burden to anyone or taken care of by anyone. Nancy left us on her terms—with brave determination and doing it "Nancy's Way".

We say goodbye to you, Nancy Diebolt, our friend; and we will miss your DRIVE and yes, BALLS!