From an obituary for Maxine Morris, choreographer Mark Morris' mother. Whole obit here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008040516_morrisobit09m.html
"She was a fabulous enthusiast," Mark said.
She was that way with all her children, giving them unconditional love and attending their every choral concert, recital or school play.
"She was extraordinarily welcoming to everybody," hosting Mark's dance-company members and friends at her home even if he wasn't there, he said.
And "when I first came out as a queer, I had boyfriends who were perfectly welcome to stay there. She was fully fine with it," he said.
Ms. Morris relished life and appreciated both the big and small things, from traveling around the world to see her son's company perform, to growing a lush, colorful garden full of roses and delphiniums.
"For me, she didn't have to die to go to heaven," Maureen said. "Because she could hold a cat and she would be in heaven. She could see Mark dance and be in heaven. She could watch her grandkids build a fort or put on a show. ... Her life was heaven on Earth."
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