Ann Dalton Van Arsdall Thomas died on Saturday 26 February 2000 at 1:20 A. M. at the Tarzana Regional Medical Center. She was 70 years old, and had resided nearby at the Tarzana Rehabilitation Center for the past two years. I received a call before noon on Friday that Mom had been taken to the hospital, and she hung on till early morning. I spent the afternoon telling her about her new grandson which caused her to rally for a few hours, and I held her hand until the end came. Ann Dalton Van Arsdall was born on 05 April 1929 in the Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Co., CA, the daughter of Charlie Rose Van Arsdall and Bessie Alma Mullins formerly of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. She married my father "Jack" Albert Thomas on 03 June 1950 in Los Angeles, California. Mom was a retired operator with G.T.E. for nearly twenty years. She was survived by her sister Kathryn Rose Van Arsdall Leighton of Fullerton, California, two sons Mark Alan Thomas of Los Angeles, California and William Van Thomas of Florence, Oregon, and her grandson Jacob Woodson Thomas. Ann met her grandson Jake on the 19th of January, on a sunny morning, on the patio at Tarzana Rehab when he was about three weeks old. I saw Mom again on Monday the 21st of February, when I took out all the pictures of Jake for her to see. It had been raining all month, so my son could not go with me. She was very happy that day. Bill spoke with Mom on Tuesday on the phone. We both thought she was fine. On Friday morning just after breakfast, she sat upright on her bed, turned pale, and her nurse called the paramedics. Her passing was a surprise to everyone. Funeral arrangements are private. Jake has my mother's blue eyes, which at times appear blue-grey. I will write down my memories of grandma for him to have when he is older.