Ruth and Frank Coffin
In the hearts and minds of the Coffins of Maine, their Indian daughter and sister Maya still lives. They recall the sixteen year old, handsome, eager young lady joining their household in the autumn of 1967 and their year of living together. Her bedroom, despite almost forty years of use by others, is still known to one and all as "Maya's room."
After her year with us, she kept in touch and, after marrying Amarnath, and ushering into the world Deepa and Nandan, would always make our home a stop on her visits to this hemisphere. We also got to know and visit with her Mom and Dad both in Maine and at Sandy's and Ranganath's home in the Boston area. One of the highlights was our visit to India in 1990 was being royally entertained by Maya and Amarnath. We were honored to join Sandy and Ranganath as we memorialized PR's passing.
Although Maya informed us of her illness, we had no concept of how serious it was, but can now appreciate her agonies of spirit as she faced her future. Now we are the beneficiaries of the future she helped create, leaving all of us Deepa and Nandan, whom we proudly claim as our surrogate gandchildren.
Thanks for all this and much, much more, Maya.
With love, Ruth and Frank Coffin
In the hearts and minds of the Coffins of Maine, their Indian daughter and sister Maya still lives. They recall the sixteen year old, handsome, eager young lady joining their household in the autumn of 1967 and their year of living together. Her bedroom, despite almost forty years of use by others, is still known to one and all as "Maya's room."
After her year with us, she kept in touch and, after marrying Amarnath, and ushering into the world Deepa and Nandan, would always make our home a stop on her visits to this hemisphere. We also got to know and visit with her Mom and Dad both in Maine and at Sandy's and Ranganath's home in the Boston area. One of the highlights was our visit to India in 1990 was being royally entertained by Maya and Amarnath. We were honored to join Sandy and Ranganath as we memorialized PR's passing.
Although Maya informed us of her illness, we had no concept of how serious it was, but can now appreciate her agonies of spirit as she faced her future. Now we are the beneficiaries of the future she helped create, leaving all of us Deepa and Nandan, whom we proudly claim as our surrogate gandchildren.
Thanks for all this and much, much more, Maya.
With love, Ruth and Frank Coffin
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| Maya on a ski trip in Maine. (photo contribution Susan Babb) |
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