In loving memory of Maura (1964-2008), my best friend. This blog is a gift to our sons, Sam and JJ and to everyone who knew her. The entries are in no particular order but are tagged by year and subject. Most everyone know she raced bikes for a long time but did not really see her at races. As anyone can see, she is big on cycling, Hawaii, anything pink and most importantly, life.
I had never been inside Maura's USC office until the kids and I had to pick up her personal items in December 2008. I had framed several of my photographs and had not really noticed that she took them to her office and hang on her wall. So I was somewhat surprised when we arrived and the office had a very familiar feel from the desk to the walls to the pink sweater hanging on the chair.
This was the happiest I've seen her in a while and she looked great in that red gown. I took this photo as the doctoral candidates were marching toward the stage and the kids got her attention at they yelled "Mama!"
