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Yolanda. G

By Jordyn Anderson

My mother was a short-haired, innocent, little girl, who did what she was told and stayed

“out of the way”. My mom grew up in a tiny town in eastern Arkansas called Osceola founded in

1937. Osceola is home to famous

people like Buddy Jewell

(country singer), Cortez Kennedy,

and Maurice Carthon (NFL

players). She was a very artistic

person. She loved to paint, do arts

and crafts, and cook. My mother

was involved in everything the

school offered, such as JROTC,

FBLA, FCCLA, chess club,

dance club, and many more groups. (Sports etc) My mother was a chill person but she was very

outgoing and outspoken. She stood up for anyone. She would tell me that she used to sit with

kids who weren't as popular as others and talk to them and grow friendships with them.

When my mom was younger, she used to go to Indiana for the summer with my Uncle

Snoop to see her aunts and uncles, cousins, and grandparents. In Indiana, they would visit other

family and friends in Wisconsin. When my mom was in Wisconsin, she would go to the fair and

one of the most popular water parks in the U.S., Wisconsin Dells aka Waterpark Capital of the

World. Wisconsin Dells was founded and created in the 1850s by Bryon Kilbourn.