We were moved by her purity and innocence, amazed by her insights, and taught by her faith, which was profound. When my son, who was a new father, developed lumps under his arm, we were all terrified. I knew that Gloris was the person I wanted to talk to and when I told her she said, simply, "Don't worry. We'll pray about it." In less than a week the lumps vanished. What the medical explanation for this was, I don't know, but I do know that it happened, and I will never be the same again. I have a faith that I didn't have before.
Gloris's faith gave her Warren, who has so tenderly loved and cared for her all her adult life, but most of all in these past years. Although I will miss my friend, I am sure that the same faith now surrounds her with the tenderness and love of her Heavenly Father.
Mary Lou Koch
July 10, 1996
St. Luke's Episcopal Church