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Transcription of Letter
From
Mrs E.A Derbyshire
Lister House , Kingsthorpe
Northampton . England
NN2 . 7LS
To
John Derbyshire. B Sc.
C S. 1st Boston – Credit Dept
11 Madison Avenue 7th Floor
NY 10010 36 & 29.
U.S A.
June 27th 1997
My dear & darling son
I am sending this to your office as I don't want Rosie to feel left out in any way This may be the last
letter I can write to you as I cannot hold a pen for long now. Your letter I received today was so lovely I want
you to know of course I
understand your family & your & their happiness must come first
& so far you have made a
wonderful job of it I must admit I had some some qualms at first I thought the difference in age &
culture might not work. Was it a
gallant gesture on your part to "rescue" Rosie? her way of getting out of China? I'm sorry I didn't use the
short time we had together to
get to know her better. When I realized how happy she made you I grew to love her & all I want is for you to have a
long & happy life
together with your lovely children I've never felt any jealousy of her because she made you happy You've
always been a "PROP"
to me & I have used your shoulder to cry on. have & are very proud of you Of course I love Judith dearly
but I could always sense
something in her that would not let go. so like Dad in so many ways I think we are closer now & I love to see
her. I can say things to you
I can't say to her she'd think me a silly old fool. I thank "God"s for you both Yes, I am weary
& I feel I can no longer
fight on I hate the daily routine, the endless bickerings over minor things. The incidence of the commode at
night was the last straw & I
said a lot of things to Peggy I regret but she's so insensitive &
shows no compassion to
anyone all she wants is money. (Don't we all)!? I feel I've go no one to fight "my battles" for me but
you are a good & loving
son & daughter I remember the happy times we've had together, when you came home from London & called
"I'm home" We've
laughed & cried together son, its part of life I often feel I didn't do enough to make your lives more
bearable when you were children and
teenagers, but all things considered you have both become caring & loving children. & parents yourselves
Bless you both. It would be
wonderful to see you & Ollie, but it would be better still to see you altogether. However I mustn't be greedy
I am thankful for small
mercies & consider myself a very lucky Mother & Grandmother. I want to fill this letter with love &
understanding, so don't worry about
me Much as I hate it here, I don't really want the hassle of moving, but we'll talk about it when you come. at
times I feel I shall be out of
your lives for good & relieve you all of the burden of an aging mother and you can get on with your lives I
am scared of out-living you
both I want & hope you have many happy years yet ahead Thank you for everything. That
means all of you I know it hasn't been easy for you or Judith & I've tried to make it as easy as possible.
by not asking too much of
you
Love you & hope this letter reassures you a little bit. If I haven't always dealt with things as I should have,
forgive me
Be
happy, keep in good health, "Win the lottery" I am, as always
Your
loving & devoted
Mother,
Grand
mother & Great
Granny
X X X X X X X
Don't ever lose touch
with Judith, she really does
love you in her way!! I know you love her.!!