Your mother had a beautiful smile, Mrrzy, and what a fine obituary in her honor!
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=estera-f-votaw&pid=159023150#fbLoggedOut

Thank you for letting us learn something of her life, fully lived and appreciated, and of her love for the people and art of the world. One would do well to follow her example; relishing every moment of life.