Vickie ( Kosel) Maxwell , I have heard her refer to herself as Fran, Francis, never Victoria but when I was young everyone referred to her as Vickie and so did she. I always made a connection between her and Vickie Lee Phipps, my cousin and her niece.
To me she has always been Mom
The Chosen Baby is the book she got for us. Mom told me from early on that I was adopted, and my sister, Cann, also. I remember vividly, thinking that no other family could possibly be as happy as ours when I was about eight years old.
Through thick and thin Mom maintained that even after becoming a single Mom of three children. My younger brother, KJ, was added to our family when I was seven. He is Mom’s miracle.
There is no way to hope for a better scenario to be blessed with a Mom that loves and sacrifices anything and everything for her children.
Her family are living proof of her character and commitment
Mom is cherished, and missed
Thank you, Francis Victoria (Kosel) Maxwell, for choosing me to be your son,
Michael Kent Maxwell