Virginia Ann, Gin, Gi Gi and Baby Sister was what she was known as. Eccentric, unpredictable, hilarious, intelligent, loving and inventive is what she will be remembered as. Virginia was a mother of three boys: Chance, Kenny and Beau and she loved them whole heartedly. She would talk endlessly about them and their lives and loved reminiscing about past years of their youth. Her three boys are the fathers 7 precious children and to her they were not only her grandchildren, they were her angels. If someone was to ask me what will you remember most about Gin I would say “Virginia loved. She loved her children, grandchildren, mothers, fathers, sisters, brother and many, many friends and I know she will continue to do so.

Virginia was born in Louisiana and lived there the majority of her 51 years. When She moved to Texas she made a lot friends and worked at a few flower shops but everyone knew her heart was still in Louisiana. She decided to move back a couple of years ago and it was like she had never left. She feel right back into the life she lived before and cherished every minute of it. Gin lived a couple of miles from all of her family and visited them daily with and without invitation. When she stopped by your house you could always count on a funny and outrageous story because something was always happening in her life.

Virginia was also a excellent florist. I remember every Christmas when she would work almost around the clock decorating Christmas trees and million dollar homes, she would literally crawl into the house because of exhaustion and plop down on the couch and take a huge sigh. She was tired but it didn’t matter because she loved to do flowers. She enjoyed it so much that she would suffer through a stuffy nose, watery eyes and itchy skin just to make beautiful arrangements. She had the pleasure of doing flowers for family members and friends and also was given the honorable task of designing the flowers for Kenny, her middle child's" wedding. To say the least she was a creative florist with a unforgettable talent for design.

Besides being a wonderful florist she was an accomplished cook. She loved to make meals for anyone who was hungry and always had the most creative recipes. I remember last time she was in Texas taking about how she needed to write down all of her recipes and that we should make a cook book out of them. She loved that idea and we all new that she could sell millions. She made things like baked spaghetti, crawfish etoufe and gumbo. She would always ask her sons "how is it baby" and there reply was silence because they were to busy enjoying the meal she had prepared to answer. One time some years ago she made crawfish etoufe and she keep asking all of us “do you think it is runny, I think it is a little runny, should I remake it?” but it of course it wasn’t. Ever since then it has been a running joke where ever time she asked how her meal was no matter what it was we would say "its a little runny!"

Gi Gi is loved by many and will always be. God has taken another angel to help in heaven and I know she is watching over us. I know that she is up there with Jesus and God and she is asking "you hungry, can I make you something to eat?" She is up there cooking, decorating, doing flowers and of course arguing and cutting up with her dad V.R. "Ray" Thornton.
She has been given her eternal wings and will forever be in hearts and souls of all who were blessed to have known her all and all who were blessed to be loved by her.


When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see,
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me:
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I wish you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say
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I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too:
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But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand.
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And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.
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But when I walked through heaven's gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
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He said, "This is eternity.
And all I've promised you.
Today your life on earth is past,
But here life starts anew."
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"I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each day's the same way
There's no longing for the past.
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"So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.
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