Twila C. Maxson

I met Twila when I was working at my first job out of college with her son Dave. Dave and I ended up being roommates in a house Twila owned in Cerritos. Twila charged us very very low rent, something I still appreciate as those starting salaries at Rockwell weren't great! Twila treated everyone like family and I was soon a regular guest for monthly meals in Beverly Hills with her and Stuart and Dave and Lisa all the rest of the family. I don't know what I did to deserve it but Twila would top off her classic meals with a chocolate soufflé when I was there. I loved every bite of those meals. I would offer to help clean up and Twila would always say no. I would walk out the kitchen and come back 3 minutes later and EVERYTHING would be done just that quick. When I left California to go to grad school Twila gave me the chocolate soufflé recipe and many other recipes and a set of soufflé dishes. She was always so incredibly thoughtful, generous and loving. I still have them. And I never eat a soufflé without telling the story of those meals and that gift. I am sending my love to the entire family.