Victorine Ann Wiley

Victorine "Vickie" Wiley age 75 of Saint Paul passed away on April 18, 2015. Survived by sisters, Sylvia Brister and Sarah T. Lagos (Buzz); brother, Roy Moore; son, Jesse Wiley; grandchildren; Tristan Wiley, Devin Wiley, Amira Elisabeth Wiley; first cousins, Donald, Gloria, Barbara, David, William, Sara; also a host of nephews, nieces, and friends. Visitation 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday April 26th at the Spielman Mortuary Chapel. Service to follow at 3:00 p.m. Private interment at Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul. Memorials preferred to the State Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 2200 University Avenue West, #240, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114. ONE OF LIFE’S MANY UNSUNG HEROES Due to a birth injury, Vickie was confined in a body that she learned to accept. She was an adult before she had a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. That delay was partly because at that time some Americans did not have access to medical care beyond emergency treatment. In some ways not being labeled with a problem was probably a good thing. She went to school but did not see herself as having a handicap that prevented her from graduating from high school or anything else she wanted to do. Vickie loved music, especially country music. In her spare time She played the piano, the violin and wrote poetry. Vickie made a rich full life for herself and she was overall happy. She married and after a few years divorced. She had one son Jesse. Being able to have her son was one of the most important things in her life. Jesse presented her with two grandsons and a granddaughter. In spite of all the difficulties life presented her she had to try everything. She worked part-time job and she was often a comfort to other workers. She always had some sayings that made you smile and she reserved some laughter for the stressful times in her life. One could never say that Vickie lived an easy life. In spite of the challenges she lived her life to its fullest. She called the shots and no one had better challenge her. When someone got pushy and wanted her to hurry or just wanted to do things for her instead of allowing her slower process her response would be total and complete stubbornness. In those times there were four people who could come to the rescue. Her sister Sylvia, cousin Barbara, cousin Gloria and cousin David Boyce. Gloria could out wait Vicky and Gloria didn’t mind being late for an event in the process. The most patient of all was David Boyce. He seemed to be there for Vicky when she needed it. He was soft spoken, gentle and loving. Without his help Vicky would never have gotten to the Lyngblomsten Care Center. In his gentle, persuasive way, David Boyce convinced her to just look at the place. She went inside looked around and said, “Wow” she said, “You guys can go now.” It was suggested that she go up to look at her room. When she got there she looked at her bed, stared out of the very large window that was right next to the bed. "Is this my bed? Is that my window? Is this where I live now? Look out there." She could see green grass, trees, flowers, cars and people now and then. Most important daylight poured into the room. In her old place she could see nothing outside. With a big smile she said again, "You guys can go now". Vickie was born on November 11, 1939. Vickie lived happily at Lyngblomsten (with the drapes opened most of the time) for three years. On April 18, 2015 Vickie went to breakfast as usual, went to her room to rest before going to play BINGO, took a deep breath and stopped breathing. She was 75 years old.