Rose Mary Lajudice

My Mother's Legacy Rose Mary Lajudice

Rose Agnes LaJudice (nee Grover) was a local author who was born in Cherry Creek, NY (1921) and grew up in Buffalo, NY. She was a beautiful, intelligent woman, who loved to read and began writing poetry in earnest later in life. Many of her poems were published in the Buffalo News "Olaf Fub" Column between 1980 until her death in 2001. This book is a compilation of her poems chosen by her daughter Rose Mary LaJudice. It is her hope that once again people will enjoy her mother's poems and reflections of everyday life. Excerpt from the Buffalo News on the passing of her in October 2001."Not Forgotten. The late Rose A. LaJudice wrote hundreds of poems for this column. They were fun and thought-provoking. Rose's wit and productivity soon made her name well-known throughout Western New York. She enjoyed the recognition and, according to friends and relatives, believed the challenge of writing poems prolonged her life. She never thought of herself as anything special.. but she was...