"I Speak the Truth" - Jenny Primo

We lost another legendary Primo this week….

My grandmother….Grams as we called her passed away Monday, she would be 91 tomorrow.

She was greeted by 2 of her sons (My dad and Uncle John) , my grandpa, her parents, sisters and a million others…talk about a family reunion! The way I see it ( we always have to try to make sense of death) is that her boys needed her, “I don’t worry about  Anthony, he’ll be fine” is what she always use to say about her oldest son who is now the only living member of the family.  It was Jimmy and Johnny that she had to worry about so I guess she figured it was time to get up there to keep them out of trouble.

My Grams was the toughest hardass I ever new, she was a straight shooter, said it how it was “I speak the truth” is what she would say; you don’t like it… too bad.  She demanded respect and she demanded what was rightfully hers and the beautiful thing is she didn’t care what people thought...(I really wish I had a little bit of that in me).  The only people she wanted to please…ever…was her family.  "Family is family" she would often say.

I have a gagillion memories of Gram but if I had to pick one it would be Christmas Eve. She was one woman and you know the men didn’t help…Christmas Eve was a 20 course meal, it never ended, ALL the family was there,  the presents, the envelopes with money, the red light off in the distance that was Rudolph. Eat…Eat…God help you if you didn’t eat!! 

The guilt of not taking the trip up for the wake is reeeallly getting to me but being that I have 3 boys just like she did I always felt that extra special bond with her and I know she understands why I couldn’t come. I promise Gram to come visit next month and bring you fresh flowers and don’t worry; I’ll only buy the ones on sale

I have yet another Primo in heaven who will lend their hand in my Primo business…all I do comes from Higher Powers, that I know for sure. From Gram I hope for her incredible strength as I pursue my journey of public/motivational speaking.

...off to the chapel to go light a candle...she taught me that....