“Grandma Maria kept every handwritten postcard we ever sent her in a lavender-scented cedar box. Finding it reminded us how deeply she held every small moment.”
Núria Serra Valls
Granddaughter
A living family archive
In memory ofMaria Serra Garriga.
1935 – 2022
Matriarch & Community Educator · Sample family archive
Fictional sample memorial
Maria Serra Garriga
01 / Sample family archive
A life that made room for everyone
Maria was imagined as the gentle centre of the Serra household: an educator, neighbour and grandmother who noticed the small things. Her Sunday table always had an extra chair, and her cedar box of handwritten postcards became a quiet record of every person she loved.
02 / Photo archive
Treasured images
03 / Fictional sample memorial
Family voices
“Her Sunday lunches were legendary. She always made room for unexpected guests with an extra chair and warm soup.”
Gerard Serra Garriga
Son
04 / Life timeline
Life timeline
- 1935
A beginning in Girona
Illustrative milestone: Maria's story begins in Girona, Catalonia.
- 1958
A shared life with Joan
Illustrative milestone: Maria and Joan build a home and a close-knit family together.
- 1972
A love of learning
Illustrative milestone: Maria leads a community school literature programme.
- 2022
A legacy gathered
Illustrative milestone: the family begins a digital archive of photographs, stories and memories.
Maria's sample story is connected to the tribute memorial for her husband, Joan Serra Martí.