She was always very good with my mother, who was ill. Whenever she would see us together, she was always very sweet to her, very thoughtful.

-Severene Orth, Member of the League Interested in Senior Adults

After I moved to Arizona with my husband, Raymond, who worked for Ken Piper, Virginia started talking with me, explaining her involvement with a group of women she had organized called the League Interested in Senior Adults. At the time, Virginia knew my mother was living with us and said, "I wonder if you would be interested in something like that, Severene?" She was one of those people who loved to get others interested in things.

Putting on the Ritz was one of our fundraisers over at the Ritz Carlton on 24th Street, with Vic Damone as our entertainment artist,Virginia absolutely loved Vic Damone. I also remember back in Chicago, Ray and I were invited to the dedication of the chapel over at the Loyola Medical Center. It was the most gorgeous thing,the Beatitudes in stained glass because they were Paul Galvin's favorite. I remember Virginia telling me Paul had always kept a copy of the Beatitudes on his desk, which is why she had commissioned them in this beautiful chapel. The last year I saw Virginia, it was difficult for her to walk. It was at a fundraiser with Vic Damone, and my son Jim, also a good friend of Virginia's, helped her down the hall in a special chair with wheels. She could hardly lift her head. I think soon after that, she stopped going out in public. I know it broke her heart not to be able to go to all the concerts and the symphonies she had always enjoyed so much.