Memories & Tender Mercies: The Life Story of Illa Mae Cook Richardson in Bloomington, MN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROLOGUE 1
TIMELINE 2
EARLY YEARS (1931 – 1945) 4
HIGH SCHOOL YEARS (1946 – 1949) 9
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1949 – 1953) 17
COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE (1951 – 1953) 21
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (1954 – 1956) 30
DETROIT, MICHIGAN (1956 – 1965) 32
TUCSON, ARIZONA (1965 – 1974) 39
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (1974 – 2017) 44
CABINS, CONDOS, AND TOWNHOMES 62
SPANISH FORK, UTAH (2017 – PRESENT) 65
TRADITIONS IN MUSIC 68
FAVORITE SCRIPTURES 73
REFLECTIONS ON MY ANCESTRY 77
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS 91
MY SWEETHEART, NEWELL KAY 96
OUR SIX CHILDREN 103
TRIBUTES FROM OUR CHILDREN 121
WRITINGS FROM PAST YEARS (1998 – 2014) 135
FAMILY GROUP PICTURES 166
APPENDIX 1 – FHA ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION (1948) 177
APPENDIX 2 – LETTER TO PARENTS (1964) 179
APPENDIX 3 – LETTER FROM DADDY COOK (1965) 181
APPENDIX 4 – LETTER FROM MOMIE COOK (1972) 184
APPENDIX 5 – NKR EXPERIENCE WITH THE ADVERSARY (1950) 187
APPENDIX 6 – RUFFATTI ORGAN RECITAL IN REXBURG, ID (1990) 189
APPENDIX 7 – "TO BE CALLED HIS PEOPLE" MUSIC (2007) 190
APPENDIX 8 – DALLIN'S DREAM ABOUT THE FUTURE (1976) 193
APPENDIX 9 – NEWELL KAY'S FUNERAL PROGRAM (2019) 196
LIST OF FIGURES 199
INDEX 203