I've been a volunteer at Sharp Memorial for almost 26 years and "Grandma Minnie" was so special to me and my son, Jake.

Jake was born at Sharp Mary Birch in Sept. 2003 and loves going on campus with me when I handle auxiliary duties.  Grandma Minnie took a shine to him when he was little and they used to chase each other around the gift shop when we would visit.  I purposely took him to see her as many times as I could - just to enjoy their interactions and to chat with her.  

As Jake got older, Grandma Minnie took to calling Jake "her boyfriend" and would call him that when we came into the gift shop to visit!  She even kept his school picture in a small frame on her desk and would tell folks who asked that he was her boyfriend - ha!

When Minnie moved away to be closer to her family, I continued to stay in touch with her.  I stamp handmade cards and she loved getting them and told me she kept a long line of them on her mantel to show off to visitors.  I would send her cards for every holiday and would send "thinking of you" cards about every 2 weeks or so just so she would know we loved her and missed her so much.  And of course, she got updated pictures of Jake from me to put in the picture frame on her desk!

We would chat on the phone occasionally but mostly we were "pen pals" and it was always fun to get a card from her in the mail.

I told her she was "my spicy friend" because you always knew where you stood with her and she would say it like it was; there was no filter on Grandma Minnie!

She was an amazing woman who will NEVER be forgotten at Sharp.  A true legacy who will be missed immensely!

Minnie was a good friend of my mother, Pat Harden.  They enjoyed each others friendship for many years while volunteering at Sharps hospital.  Minnie was always great to talk to at the gift shop and had a super sense of humor.  I know my mom missed her when she moved north and we will all miss her and her wit.
So sorry for your loss.
Janet (Harden) Vetter



About thirteen years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Minnie in the gift shop at Sharp Memorial.  I had not been  with Sharp very long but I did notice there was a particular doctor whom I had taken the elevator with numerous times  and  considering everytime I said hello and he never returned a "hello" , he didn't seem very friendly. Then one  particular Saturday morning , I was scheduled to work with Minnie. While I was merchandising a display not far from where she was at the counter, in came this same doctor  who had intimidated me   in the elevator .  And he had stopped in just to see Minnie!  A few minutes into their conversation Minnie called me over and  introduced me to him and that was when he told me the story of how he knew Minnie.  He had known her brother-in-law since he was a young boy who would go to a local diner  with his father every week and sit at their usual booth right behind them. And from his big smile and the excitement in his voice I could see that  he really did like her and her family a lot!! From that day forward every single time he saw me in the  hospital walking in the hallway, or in the elevators,  he would go out of his way to say hello and ask if I had talked to Minnie.  He always said she was a "legend" at Sharp.... and there are so many of us that will never forget her.  

OBITUARY

Minnie Price

February 12, 1916 – July 5, 2020

El Camino Memorial - Sorrento Valley & Memorial Park

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