Lily Alexnia Potter. What a wonderful woman. I was first introduced to her by my father on one of our first trips to Laurel Hill Cemetery . He had just got their app and was trying to figure out how to use it. He wanted to make me feel more comfortable and less freaked out about being in a cemetery. I have always had a fear of cemeteries, dead bodies and the unknown that surrounds it, so, this was very out of my element. Without telling me, he decided the first person we were going to look for was going to be a Titanic passenger. Now, how he decided that it was going to be Lily Potter, I have no clue. To the average human, the most appealing Titanic passenger at Laurel Hill would be the Wideners or William Dulles. I guess what I'm trying to say is someone in a mausoleum. But I am so glad that when he was picking a passenger he chose Mrs. Potter.

It took us about 45 minutes to find the Potters. Maybe because it was our first time using the app or maybe because I was attached to his hip, too scared to be left behind. When we finally found her, it quickly became the cutest and most cozy place in the cemetery, or at least it is for me. She has a cute little bush right in front of her plot and a tree for some shade along with a tiny wall to separate her plot from her neighbors. My dad and I are standing by the plot and realized oh wow I never asked who or what exactly we were looking for. “Okay so who is this” I say to my dad. He looks at me with his “your gonna be so proud of me” look on his face. He tells me “two Titanic survivors”. He points to the memorial obelisk and says “it should be Olive and Lily”. And for the first time I feel and sense of comfort in the in the cemetery. I have watched Titanic so many times that I could talk about it for hours. The movie really has become a great comfort for me. I felt my eyebrows relax and my jaw come unclenched. My body was relaxed. At the time I didn't know a thing about her. The second we got home I looked her up and when I saw her picture, I got the chills. I found an article about her and read it. She absolutely amazed me. I don't remember when the idea of writing her bio was presented to me, but I jumped at the opportunity. Now, every time we go down to Laurel Hill, I make it a point to go see Lily. I have spent countless hours researching her to find anything I could. Partially because I can share it with others and partially because I'm extremely interested. She feels like a family member and gives me a sense of comfort. I will tell her story to anyone that will listen.