How do you measure the life of an incredible woman? It can be measured by how she lived her life and touched others. Our hearts are filled with sadness, even though we rejoice that she is with our Savior Jesus and pain free. It is not easy to say farewell to a remarkable woman. Cynthia Ann Fox entered this world on January 31, 1941. The Lord called her home to Him on April 27, 2016. She was 75 y.o. Mom was born in Boston, MA. She started dancing around the age of 5 which quickly developed into a love for dance and became a ballerina after 8 years of dance. During high school she became a Candy Striper volunteering at Faulkner Hospital where her love and compassionate care for people blossomed. Mom attended the Boston City Hospital School of Nursing graduating in 1961. In 1962, while working the Night Shift at Boston City Hospital, where she was a Charge Nurse, mom met this young handsome Corpsman, Barry. Her initial impression of Barry was that he was a wise guy and a trouble maker. For Barry, aka Dad, it was Love at first sight. The next day he spoke with his father and said he met the woman he was going to marry. It took mom about a week to feel the same way. Mom and Dad, married on March 9, 1963. Being as dad was in the Navy, mom quickly learned what it was like to be a military wife and all the sacrifices a military family endured. Mom had a true love and respect for our Nation’s military. She went above and beyond for our troops to ensure they always had a piece of home and to make sure they knew they were supported. Nearly two years later their first child, Laurie, was born followed by Joi (me), Brian and Kristine. One of mom’s favorite stories to tell was that every time dad’s ship would pull in she would get pregnant then he would leave again for another deployment. Mom and dad would joke that he was a smart man however, mom did not think it was really so funny. In the early 1970’s mom worked as a nurse in a drug and alcohol rehab center helping individuals with their recovery. She then decided it was more important to become a domestic engineer and raise her children. Being as the Navy directed dad’s duty stations, we got to experience an abundance of travel where we saw a lot of our Great Nation. Mom was famous for making these trips fun, educational and gave us a real love for pancakes since they were easy to make in a hotel room. We have been fortunate enough to be able to adventure throughout the country gaining insight into our Nation’s history from the West Coast to the East Coast back to the West. To mom and dad there was no such thing as disrespect. They insisted we conduct ourselves in a respectful manner and often quoted the Fifth Commandment “Honor thy father and mother”. Mom was strongly against vulgarity and profanity stating that kind of talk did not bring honor or respect to the Lord or our parents. One of mom’s favorite Bible quotes regarding respect was “You shall rise up and call me blessed”. One summer day in Bainbridge, Maryland, mom left us kids in the car while she ran into the commissary leaving us with one simple command: Do NOT play in the front seat while she was gone. Kris took it upon herself to climb into the front seat and play with the gear shift. Playing with the gear shifter caused the car to disengage and roll backwards down the hill. Once the car came to a stop, we piled out of the car and calmly proceeded into the commissary, as if nothing happened. We proceeded up and down the aisles calling “Oh Blessed! Where art thou Blessed?!” We figured that since we broke the only command she gave us, that she would be less angry if we called her “Blessed”. During one of our many cross country adventures, we were sitting at breakfast in the hotel when Brian and Kris, the family clowns, were being disrespectful and not listening to mom. Mom was starting to lose it. After several warnings of impending punishment, and continued unruly behavior, Brian, with a straight face, raised his cinnamon rolls and said “Beam me up Scottie” which caused all of us kids to laugh, especially Brian and Kris. This ensured that they got beamed up to the hotel room, very quickly. Since they were beamed up before mom, Brian and Kris took it upon themselves to put on every pair of underwear that they had in preparation for their spanking. When mom spanked them, they would laughed, revealing their plan, which gifted them a more severe punishment. These are just 2 of the humorous examples of how we tested mom. To mom, family was very important. She loved her family with all that she was and constantly expressed how proud of us she was. Mom and Dad celebrated their 53rd anniversary March 9th. Like any marriage, there were ups and downs and we all know that there were occasions where they could drive each other crazy. But, at the end of the day, they knew they loved each other more than anything. They had a true, unconditional love for one another. There was always support for the other and you could tell how much they loved each other just by the way they looked at the other. Mom had high respect for dad. She knew what a hard worker and awesome provider he was. He provided unconditionally for his family which is what strengthened mom's love and respect for him. Their love was genuine and deep. When mom injured her back in December while visiting her dear friends in Albuquerque, Dad dropped everything and immediately drove to New Mexico to pick mom up and cared for her, without the slightest hesitation. Even up until mom’s final days, she would express how she wanted dad because she needed him for comfort as she was in pain and she was scared to leave him behind. She repeatedly expressed her love for dad. Mom had immense love for The Lord. Mom wanted her life and how she conducted it to exonerate God's love. Mom touched myriads of individuals with the love and life of Jesus. She would always tell us to seek the Lord in prayer first then pray with us. Mom would generously give to anyone who needed. She was a beam of light and gentle spirit when she walked into a room. She would say that was God’s love living in her. She looked for justice in an unjust situation and would become frustrated when justice did not prevail. She used any situation as a learning tool and a means of providing Godly wisdom. Without a doubt mom heard the Lord say "Well done good and faithful servant". Not only will we miss Mom’s love, friendship and abundance of hugs but, we will also miss the humorous, quirky things she would do, her laughter, tenderness, mercy, grace and most importantly her Godly example. Since mom’s maiden name was Fox after her first grandchild was born she inherited the nickname Foxy Nana which she proudly wore. So on this day, let us not mourn Cindy…Mom…Foxy Nana,..Auntie but, give thanks to the Lord for the difference she made in our lives and rejoice with thanksgiving that we will see her again when the Lord calls us home. Thank you for all the thoughts, prayers and meals during mom's illness. Thank you for joining our family in honoring and celebrating this incredible woman we got to call wife, mother Nana and friend. Mom is survived by her husband Barry. Children: Laurie, Joi, Brian and Kristine. Grandchildren: Elisibeth, Kristiana, Meghan, Ericka, Gunner, Malcolm, Shelby, Jaxson and Kyle and Great-Grandson Blake. Brother Ronnie. Sister Joan and loving nieces.