Vera Amanda FRENCH On May 3, 2002, Vera French died in her Seattle home after a lifetime assisting others, maintaining close friendships and serving as an active community member. Born March 3, 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri, Vera moved to Los Angeles, CA in 1911. She met her husband Theodore at church; they were married in April 1933. They moved to Inglewood, CA in 1938. Vera volunteered with the PTA for over 20 years, receiving the PTA's National Honorary Life Membership award. She carried out a tradition of volunteerism throughout her life. After the death of her husband in 1971, she traveled with friends, visiting places she never dreamed she would see. Although disability kept Vera close to home in the last years of her life, she regularly talked with and wrote friends she had known since childhood, never forgetting a birthday or anniversary. A Seattle resident since 1994, Vera participated in ElderHealth Northwest Adult Day Heath and the Bible Class and Friendship Group at University Lutheran Church. Vera will be missed by those who survive her: daughter Carol French Bridges and daughter- in-law Rochelle Coffey of Seattle, son Alan French and daughter-in-law Nicki French of Endwell, NY, granddaughter Ann Bridges and spouse Mark Foote of Seattle, grandson Bruce Bridges and spouse Leonora Bridges of Cardiff, CA, grandson Michael Bridges and spouse Kimberlee Gillis-Bridges of Seattle, grandsons Scott French and Mark French of Endwell, NY and great-grandchildren Connor Foote, Michaela Foote, and Rowan Foote, of Seattle. A Memorial Service will be held at University Lutheran Church, Seattle, on Monday, March 13 at 3 p.m. Memorial gifts: ElderHealth Northwest, 800 Jefferson Street, Seattle 98109 or Elizabeth Home, 1604 N.E. 50th Street, Seattle, WA. 98104. May 7, 2002 Seattle Times