![]() In addition, this Hardy character refreshingly shows no ill will to anyone, even those kids with low-riding "poop drawer pants. Gladys Marie Hardy, 90, of Mount Jackson, VA, passed away on February 15th, 2012. "Opinions are like a-holes, everybody's got one" is far and away the dirtiest moment, meaning this is one of the rare comedy albums for the whole family. She was 78 years old and a member of Hillcrest Baptist. ![]() The good news is that the impromptu moments when folks like Ellen believe in Gladys work well, and every crank call included here is worth a laugh or two. YORK COUNTY - Gladys Hardy Francis went home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Russell, on Dec. If this was your "Nana," as she's often called, you'd go crazy from all the talk about gas, new-fangled technology, and kids today, along with the "you can call me anytime, just don't call me late for dinner" groaners. Her calls to morning radio jocks included here sound rehearsed and the "you are there" recording of a family dinner (called "Grace") finds Gladys steering the conversation toward things that always lead to a punchline. If you think Gladys is real, maybe it'll work, but if you notice that Hardy's sayings are old, but not so old that they're new, or notice that her voice often sounds like a man playing the role of an elderly woman, you'll probably grow tired of this schtick pretty quick. I Love Jesus But I Drink a Little hopes they can stick around for a whole album. With a delivery that's Yogi Berra meets Jonathan Winters' Maude Fricket character, Hardy had enough appeal to draw tens of thousands of people to YouTube for a quick laugh. and 5 p.m.Few people truly know who Gladys Hardy is, but if you haven't heard of her, she's the 88-year-old Austin, Texas, resident who likes to call talk shows and "tell it like it is." When she left a message complaining about how a potted plant placed behind Ellen DeGeneres' head made the television host "look like Alfalfa," she got a call back from Ellen on the air, and the rest is history. A great memorable quote from the Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show movie on - Gladys Hardy: over the phone Ill be honest with you I love Jesus. Gladys is survived by: her two children, and David’s children, Noah and Sarah nine grandchildren her husband, Percy her sisters, Christine and Rosalyn her brothers, Arthur and Victor.įamily gatherings will be held in Ireland and California as well as a local celebration of the life of Gladys Hardy-Brazil on Saturday, October 20 in the Garden Room at Harvest Hill between 3 p.m. Gladys was a lifelong tennis player and fan of the game. and then to Harvest Hill in Lebanon in 2011 where she was an active member of the community up until becoming ill in March of 2014. In remaking the notoriously lost film Hats Off, the boys deliver a crated player piano to the home atop a steep hill. They had two children, Brian and Kathryn she was widowed in 1970. Gladys married twice, first to David Keith Hardy (Deceased) in 1958. In retirement Gladys consulted for the College Board, Teachers College and the Children’s Defense Fund as well as sitting on the Board of Lincoln Center, the Advisory Board of NPR’s This I Believe program. Other key positions included undersecretary of education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and director of education and culture for the Ford Foundation. Department of Education where she served as deputy director of the National Institute of Education. President Carter appointed her senior executive staff in the U.S. She was associate producer for the Life Magazine multimedia presentation, The World We Live In, the first staff member of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the first public member of NPR’s board of directors. Encouraged by Murrow, she applied for and received a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study Chinese communities in Southeast Asian countries. Her career achievements include TV production credits with the Tex & Jinx Show and associate producer of the Edward R. Sarah Lawrence recognized Gladys in 2010 with a lifetime achievement award. in 1941 there she attended the Girls Collegiate School and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College class of 1950 after serving as student body president. Gladys attended the Punaho School during the family’s short stay in Hawaii. ![]() In 1940, Gladys, at the age of 12 was responsible for shepherding, Lucy and her five sibling to Hawaii, to avoid the threat of kidnapping of the families high government officials by occupying Japanese forces. Loy Chang was Director General of Customs and Currency in the Nationalist Government of China. 15, 1928, the eldest daughter of Loy and Lucy Pang Yoa Chang (Deceased). Gladys was born in Shanghai, China on Feb. 20, 2014, with her family at her bedside at the Harvest Hill in the Elizabeth Hughes Care Unit in Lebanon, due to complications related to Alzheimer’s disease. ![]() ![]() In memorial to Gladys Hardy Brazil who passed quietly on Saturday, Sept. ![]()
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