Viola Strotz is the communications and marketing officer at Luxflag in Luxembourg – and she owes it all to her mother Photo: Luxflag

Viola Strotz is the communications and marketing officer at Luxflag in Luxembourg – and she owes it all to her mother Photo: Luxflag

To mark International Women’s Day, Delano is asking Luxembourg residents and professionals about the women who have inspired them and why. Viola Strotz, communications and marketing officer at finance labelling agency Luxflag, pays tribute to her mother.

“The woman that inspired me most is my mom, who unfortunately passed away on an early age from Alzheimer’s disease, in November 2018,” says Strotz.

“To me, she remains one of the strongest women I’ve ever known, who never aimed for recognition but just did what she felt had to be done to continuously encourage me and to make me feel really special. She was a normal, middle-class, full-time working woman, raising a child, taking on additional jobs to finance my education and set the baseline for a good future,” she tells Delano.

“Despite many challenges along the years, I never heard her complain. Even at the worst times, she just smiled at me and made me feel comfortable and loved. Until the end, she showed strength, prepared me for life, taught me a lot of values and finally formed the person I am today. She is my hero, one of the strongest women I have ever known.”

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