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osted by aquelah at 6 53 am 2 comments wednesday july 23 2008 mama roxy photo tribute part ii well as promised here are more photos of mama roxy a million thanks to my cousins angel desiree lauren brandon and rodney for staying up all night to scan print and collage photographs for mama roxy there are so many photographs eventually i ll get them all up here but it will take some time keep in mind that mama roxy was only 5 2 at her absolute tallest without heels but back in the early 60 s models were not the tall glamazons of today they reflected the height if not the weight of their customers especially because they would model in person designer shows where the customers would actually try on what they liked after they saw the designs modeled a different era definitely all photographs are copyright c 2008 aquelah davis and no photgraphs may be retransmitted without express written or electronic permission of aquelah davis feel free to link to this site thank you aquelah looking at all of these photographs mama reminds me of an african american grace kelly she was so ahead of her time i like this picture most of all to me before she passed away she looked like this this is mama roxy and papa mama roxy is pregnant with me that s my mama mama and mr sidney portier mama and johnny mathis who she absolutely adored mama and mr john h johnson former president and ceo of johnson publishing johnson products and fashion fair cosmetics bohemian mama i love this picture of her while she didn t espouse the hippie lifestyle at all she looks like a hippie here doesn t she she sure was stylish i can t even imagine how uncomfortable it was to wear this dress or this hair i wonder what kind of shoes she had on posted by aquelah at 6 26 pm 2 comments labels bohemian john h johnson johnny mathis sidney portier today s visit with mama roxy today my brother cousin and i visited mama roxy to make sure that everything was as she would have wanted i struggled with whether to see her at all as did my brother and i m sure my cousin as well in the past with our grandmother especially we ve been to funerals where the loved one didn t look at all as they did in life and we didn t want to be traumatized by seeing her looking radically different than she did when she was living i was truly astounded mama roxy looked beautiful and raidant and just like she did when she was alive we are so grateful to vicki her very close friend who is a makeup artist who took the time out of her busy schedule and gathered the strength to make up mama as she would have wanted she looked just perfect we also must thank cage memorial chapel for doing such an outstanding job on her hair and on dressing mama she looked so beautiful and our memories of her will always be comforting because she looks just like she wanted to look the services will still be closed casket as she wanted but i wanted to let everyone know that she looks as beautiful as she did in life a special thanks also to brandon for being there with us as beautiful as she was it was difficult to see her there and know that she is gone and we know it was hard for you she loved you so much and we know how much you love her thank you brandon love aquelah posted by aquelah at 6 15 pm 1 comment mama roxy s death notice mama roxy s death notice has been published in the chicago tribune both print and online http www legacy com chicagotribune obituaries asp page lifestory personid 113968235 we were very rushed to get it into the tribune before their print deadline and there were two typos that i saw and had corrected this morning if you happen to see any more please let me know as i can have them correct the online version we also have notices posting on thursday in the journal gazette and times courier at http www legacy com jg tc deathnotices asp and the decatur herald and review at http www legacy com herald review obituaries asp love you all aquelah posted by aquelah at 9 37 am 1 comment sunday july 20 2008 what happened to mama roxy i ve received a lot of questions about what happened to mama and i ask myself the same question over and over again and why i didn t see the signs earlier mama has had a condition called pulmonary fibrosis which she started showing symptoms of back in late 2006 early 2007 the symptoms started with a deep uncontrollable cough which would wrack her body and leave her weak at times by the time the symptoms started i think she had had pulmonary fibrosis for some time it is basically scarring of the lungs which is caused by an unknown source check out the pulmonary fibrosis foundation web site for more information there were a few potential sources for this disease in mama roxy but at the end of the day it s unknown what the true cause was one possible source that mama roxy thought might be the cause was the 2005 train wreck that mama roxy was in she was in a car where the train doors actually flew open while the passengers were holding on for dear life she was in the exit vestibule when the train doors opened and a ton of dust rocks and debris flew in which she and other passengers inhaled as the train left the tracks we ll never really know what the cause was or what ultimately took mama roxy s life but the pulmonary fibrosis was compounded by another serious illness when we went into the doctor s office on monday it was for a checkup with two of her doctors and a that time she decided she wanted to get admitted to the hospital and get some of her health issues such as eating circulation and stomach problems addressed by wednesday her doctors were actually talking about sending her home on thursday because she had responded so well to treatment of those issues but wednesday night she started having problems she wasn t able to eat anything at all had a lot of side back and chest pain i found out after she passed and started coughing i thought the coughing was a positive sign because in recent weeks she didn t have the energy to cough little did i know by thursday morning when i woke up with her she was having breathing problems i turned up her air so that she could feel a little more at ease and notified the nurses that pulmonary needed to come and give her breathing treatments right away mama roxy shooed me away to work because she didn t want me to worry and hover as i tended to do i went home for about 2 hours and as i was packing to leave for work one of the doctors bless their heart called me and told me to come back right away because she was in resperatory distress i flew out of the house and back to the hospital to find a large group of doctors standing around her having just given her significant treatments to ease her breathing and i immediately became overcome and burst into tears after getting it together i went back into the room to hold mama s hand and we talked about next steps of getting her to the icu and giving her a pressurized oxygen treatment called a c pap she at first didn t want to go and said she felt fine after the treatments she had but her breathing was very labored i also found out at that time that she had bacterial pneumonia she wanted to go home but the doctors and myself convinced her to try the c pap to help improve her condition when they moved her to the icu i didn t expect what happened next at all when i saw her again next she was uncommunicative the c pap apparently did not help at all my perception is that it hurt as it made her use her whole body to inhale and exhale which exhausted her to the point of unconsciousness we took her off the c pap after a few hours then put her back on a straight oxygen mask at that point she woke up but was very agitated and distressed so we upped her sedation she woke up twice more after that once when one of her dear friends pat came in the room and once more after everyone except family had left after that she was unconscious until she passed away most likely a combination of the pulmonary fibrosis and the pneumonia killed her but we will never know which for sure nor will we ever know what caused the pulmonary fibrosis in the first place we tried everything but her condition deterioriated from the time she was diagnosed in february pulmonary fibrosis is usually a fatal condition unless caught and treated early or a person undergoes a lung transplant mama roxy did not want that at all that is what happened to mama roxy god bless posted by aquelah at 8 34 pm 1 comment saturday july 19 2008 preliminary arrangements we are grateful to everyone for their continued love and support following are tentative arrangements for services for mama roxy arrangements will be finalized by monday afternoon chicago service location cage memorial chapel 7651 s jeffery blvd chicago il 60649 tel 773 721 8900 date thursday july 24th 2008 time 10 a m visitation 11 a m services reception to follow burial dodge grove cemetery mattoon illinois friday july 25th mattoon illinois service location schilling funeral home 1301 charleston avenue mattoon il 61938 tel 217 235 0333 date friday july 25th 2008 time 10 a m visitation 11 a m services burial between 12 and 1 p m dodge grove cemetery repast judy lyles cousin house details to follow flowers are welcome at either funeral home location but in lieu of flowers please donate to the salvation army charity in memory of roxanne davis a new post on monday evening will detail the final arrangements for the services please keep us in your prayers aquelah pam posted by aquelah at 3 42 pm 1 comment mama roxy s journey mama roxy returned home to god this morning a little before 7 a m she was surrounded by her family and passed away peacefully while our hearts are broken and the pain is unbearable right now we take comfort in the fact that she is free of all suffering and pain and is basking in the glory of god and enjoying his rewards which she deserves more than anyone i ve ever known thank you to all of her friends and family for your visits your calls your prayers and well wishes she knows that she is loved we do not have arrangements made yet but we will post them here and call people when we have news of the service details we most likely will have a service in chicago and a service in mattoon illinois where she will be buried with her relatives thank you again for all of your love and please continue to pray for us during this difficult time aquelah pam posted by aquelah at 8 03 am 3 comments the strongest woman on the face of the earth my mother is so strong she has survived another night although her breathing is very slowed and shallow now she is still fighting so hard to survive for us i believe i think there are so many things she wanted to say and do and there wasn t enough time for her to do what she wanted which is why she s fighting so hard that and the fact that she knows how much her family needs her this morning the dawn revealed a lightning storm and heavy rain reflecting the mood here mom is peaceful but the things that are left undone weigh heavily on my mind and i think hers too i ve told her not to worry that i know what she was going to say and that i ll take care of the things she would want to have done but you know how she is and she would want things done her way to her specifications i will try my best not to let her down please continue to pray for us and for mama roxy s continued peaceful rest her strength astounds me as she continues on despite her condition aquelah pam posted by aquelah at 5 44 am no comments friday july 18 2008 winding down mama roxy is resting comfortably her breathing is slowing down considerably and we are unsure how much more time we have with her please call before coming by cell is fine 312 399 9670 we re taking comfort in the fact that she is comfortable resting very peacefully and not experiencing any pain as well as your thoughts prayers and visits aquelah pam posted by aquelah at 7 46 pm no comments mama roxy photo tribute i while i sit with mama roxy i m starting a photo blog of some of the amazing photographs of mama roxy in her finest moments these posts will most likely be consolidated later into more organized chronological posts but for the time being i just want to get these out there please note that all photopgraphs are copyrighted to aquelah davis and not to be retransmitted copied or redistributed in any way without express prior permission from aquelah davis mama roxy having fun in the summer at my condo mama roxy and papa recovering from wounds after being broadsided by a driver running a red light fortunately they were ok with bumps scrapes and bruises but the cr v was totaled papa is also sucking on a popsicle after his ordeal mama roxy sitting on the front porch of her home with a large cucumber we planted in the side planter that was ripe for picking we grew several giant cucumbers and tomatoes we planted squash too but i think the cucumbers especially choked them off mama roxy preparing one of our tomatoes we grew last summer just a preview of mama roxy in her glory days as a model more pictures from that era are will be posted in photo tribute ii posted by aquelah at 5 42 pm 2 comments visiting mama roxy thank you to everyone who came by today and yesterday some of you know that i was hesitant at first to allow visitors first because she told me she didn t want anyone to see her as sick as she is and second because we hadn t yet made her comfortable i love my mother more than anything but once we got her comfortable i realized i couldn t in good conscience deny her friends and family the chance to express their love and prayers for her and for her to experience that love and to begin the grief process that we all go through when we lose family or a beloved friend i hope and pray that she understands why i did this and i also hope she realizes that what we all have been saying is true even in her present state she is a beautiful person in all respects and her beauty shines right through her illness and illuminates all of us today we moved her to the prentice women s hospital at northwestern and in her current condition she has been progressively declining although she is comfortable and not in distress her respiration is slowing and we are not certain how much longer she will be with us although she has proven herself time and again to be the strongest person i have ever met we ask that before anyone visit that they call first feel free to call the room directly at 312 472 1678 or my cell phone a 312 399 9670 if her situation has changed we can let you know before you make the trip once again thank you to everyone who has visited called prayed for and thought of mama roxy in these most difficult times i know she hears those who talk to her and the countless prayers ease her suffering god bless aquelah pam posted by aquelah at 5 30 pm 1 comment trying to get past denial i know i am totally in denial but i keep expecting for my mama to wake up at any moment and i struggle with trying to prolong her life and only keepi...