03/24/2025
Honoring the Heart of Our Family — Lorraine Todd
There are people whose presence fills a room — not with noise, but with grace, wisdom, and strength. My grandmother, Lorraine Todd, was one of those people. The kind of woman who didn’t need to raise her voice to be heard, whose love taught you discipline, and whose presence made you feel safe, capable, and seen.
The wife of Dr. David B. Todd Jr., and a force of her own, Grandma was the most incredible woman I’ve ever known. A devoted wife, a nurturing mother to four beautiful children, and a phenomenal registered nurse, she lived her life in service to others — with grace, strength, and a quiet power that shaped everyone around her.
As a registered nurse, she cared for others with skill and compassion. But as a wife, mother of four, grandmother, and matriarch, she shaped generations with something even more powerful — her example. She taught us how to be strong, how to be kind, how to carry ourselves with dignity, and how to never settle for anything less than excellence.
Everything I know about what it means to be a woman — I learned from watching her. The way she moved through life with quiet power. The way she loved her family. The way she held us all together.
She poured into the women in our family — into my mom, my aunt, my cousin, and me — and because of her, we walk with pride, with confidence, and with legacy. She was elegance, she was resilience, she was everything.
And she is still with us. In our mannerisms, in our choices, in our laughter, in our lives.
We miss you always, Grandma. Thank you for being our foundation.
