Alda Gordon, daughter of the late Catherine Gordon, sits beside her mother's tomb. - George Henry

Workmen carrying out work on the tomb of Catherine Gordon. - George Henry

Catherine Gordon passed away on June 1, 2012. She was a well-loved woman, who earned the respect of her family, as well as community members from Sanguinetti in Clarendon.

To mark the second anniversary of her passing, family members and residents, met at the New Testament Church of God in Sanguinetti and participated in a wonderful tomb-building activity.

Reminiscing on her mother's goodness, her daughter Alda Gordon, told THE STAR's Life and Times that she had one of the most wonderful mothers any human being could have ever had.

"She was a wonderful mother. She raised my children. I have six children and she mothered four. I left my youngest daughter with her when she was nine months old and she took very good care of her and the others. She was a very hard working woman who farmed, went to the market and sell; and she was very kind and loving," she said.

She shared that her mother, who was born on February 11, 1911 was like gold to her, and that there was nothing that she would not have done for her as she was so good to all her children.

"I was out working before I even migrated to Canada, and I would leave them with a sitter, who would have them looking clean; and on a Sunday evening they would go up to their grandmother, who never refused to take them and care for them. So she was a very good mother, who was never an enemy to anyone," bragged the daughter.

"Her discipline kept me out of trouble and I never had an enemy, just like her, because of the way she grew me as a child. My mother was a peacemaker. I was the only daughter for her. She has three children and I am the last one; and she grew all of us the same way. I really miss my mother," noted Miss Gordon.

Gordon, who cried while the workmen were working on the tomb, said she had to cry because she missed her dear loving mother. She said when she was informed that her mother died; she felt an emptiness within her.

"When her leg was amputated my daughter had to nurse her, because I was unable to come here to take care of her. I had to work, because the finances had to come from me. I really miss my mother," said Gordon.

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