She had worked alongside engineers to map replacement parts when the company couldn’t afford consultants.

One supervisor pointed to a scheduling chart she had designed and said it still saved them hours every week.

I remembered the way my directors had described her as a grateful daughter in a rescue arrangement.

They had never bothered to learn what she had contributed.

At lunch we sat in the factory cafeteria.

Meredith spoke with a young mechanic about a certification course and promised to send him information.

It was the kind of attention she gave people naturally, without thinking about what she might receive in return.