Early this morning, we lost a very special member of our family.
Though we may not be related by blood, Anita was very much a grandmother to me.
She was both a cool older sister and surrogate mother to my mom, who lost her own mother at 24.
She was incredibly smart, spunky, stylish, and hilarious. She was also very hip, and knew about Lady Gaga before I did! She and her mother, “Grandma Gigi,” had some of the best parties when I was growing up. They got seriously rowdy. We always tell the story of how at every party, Anita’s friend Selma would pull up her skirt and flash everyone. See? Rowdy!
We will all miss Anita very, very much. It’s hard to imagine life without her.
