Nancy Norman Robertson

Dear Friends,

Oh, I hate for Steve Lee to pass away.  He is too young and was too great of a person.  

As many of you have commented, Steve was a wonderful individual.  He was at the heart of so many important developments of the City, but he always was humble, unassuming and kind.  Born into a well to do family, he never acted arrogant or like he was anyone important.  It was very good.  Steve was an important person, but he did not act like an important person.  

Last summer, Steve gave one of the eulogies for his friend, Bo McAllister, Taddy McAlliser's brother.  It was a wonderful speech that Steve had put a lot of effort into.  Later Steve said to me that he really missed Bo, that Bo was "fun", but that he, Steve, was not fun.  It is not true, but it was so self-critical, so candid and so personal.  I admired him for his self-deprecating honesty.  Steve was not impressed by his many, many accomplishments.  

Also, I went to a funeral where Steve again gave a eulogy.  He said something very wise.  Steve said that..."We must forgive our fathers, and hope that our sons will forgive us."  

My belief is that Steve enjoyed many years of happiness as a husband to beautiful Jean and as a father to his sons.  My deepest sympathy goes to all of Steve's family.  

Sincerely,

Nancy  Norman

Posted on: Feb 17, 2024 at 3:33 AM

Have a blessed day!

Posted on: Feb 17, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Happy Birthday!

Posted on: Feb 17, 2022 at 3:33 AM

Have a Happy Birthday!

Posted on: Feb 17, 2021 at 3:33 AM

Happy Birthday Nancy, and many more!

Posted on: Feb 17, 2020 at 3:37 AM

Happy birthday to you Nancy I hope you have a great one

Posted on: Feb 17, 2018 at 3:33 AM

Happy Birthday, Nancy!

Oh, I hate for Cissy to pass away!  What a wonderful girl and friend she was. 

Artistic, fun with a great sense of humor, pretty, a fine artist, a great conversationalist, an iconoclast, intelligent, lively and thoughtful, Cissy was a great person.  She loved her friends, and was a friend to many.  In times of trouble, Cissy was a steady shoulder to lean on and was always willing to listen.  I will miss her so much. 

I join each of you in the admiring comments you have for Cissy. 

For our AHHS friends who did not know Cissy well, I would like to talk about Cissy’s life.  Cissy's early life was blessed.  Her Mother and Father, Chris and Lib Wilhelmy, adored her, their youngest child.  Her two big brothers, Bruce and John, always loved her and gave her her nickname, "Cissy".  Cissy had horses, which she loved, ponies and rabbits.  She had a playhouse where all of us kids would play.  Their family traveled widely, and Cissy got to see a lot of the world.  Cissy’s first marriage produced two fine girls, Liza and Katie, of whom Cissy was very proud.  (Liza now lives in Colorado, and Katie in San Antonio.)  Then, Cissy met the love of her life, Dr. Bud Urrutia.  Cissy and Bud had a close, happy marriage for 33 years.  Cissy and Bud were devoted to each other.  As one would expect, Bud is now bereft.

Probably the greatest hardship in Cissy's life was the fact that she had diabetes from the age of 3.  Cissy faced this disadvantage as if it were nothing.  She rarely talked about it.  Probably the diabetes was the underlying condition that compromised her ability to fight the blood cancer, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, that befell her.  Faced with any physical illness, however, Cissy was a fighter. 

Cissy had so many friends in our high school class.  Cissy loved her friends, and stayed in touch with them as long as she could. 

Bud recently said of Cissy, "Behind that little spitfire girl, there was a really kind person."  And, that is the truth. 

Even though I and many are sad, Cissy would not want us to be sad, but rather she would want us to celebrate her life.

With deepest sympathy,

Nancy Norman

Happy birthday my dear old friend. Love you - Hop

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NANCY!

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