Lucille
Lucille, known to Elliot Landry as Ms. Lucille, managed J&R Foods, where Elliot and his mother, Jazmine Landry, worked during Elliot’s teens.
Employment and Relationship with the Landrys
Lucille knew the Landry family through their work at the grocery store. Jazmine worked in produce, and Elliot worked after school and on weekends stocking shelves, moving shipping carts, and helping wherever the crew needed him. By the winter 2019 emergency, he had been working there part time for a little under a year. Lucille taught him the store’s inventory organization and efficient stacking systems. She recognized both his accuracy and the physical effort he gave the work, particularly on nights when he had pushed himself past exhaustion. Decades later, she still remembered sixteen-year-old Elliot organizing shelves with great care, hauling heavy boxes and shipping carts, saying “yes ma’am,” “no ma’am,” “please,” and “thank you,” and finding ways to brighten other people’s days.
The store’s bakery and deli became one of the practical ways Lucille cared for the Landrys. She sometimes made sure Elliot had food during a late shift. When she praised his work and gave him an extra cookie from the bakery, she told him, “You did good work today, son.”
When Jazmine worried that Elliot’s bed was worsening his pain, Lucille recommended a furniture-assistance nonprofit. After the family obtained a larger bed, Lucille and the store crew pooled money for a queen-size sheet set, pillows, and a king-size comforter.
During the 2019 emergency involving Elliot’s broken wrist, Lucille enabled Jazmine to leave work immediately after learning that Elliot was injured.
Lucille and Jazmine remained in contact decades later during Elliot’s final cancer treatment. When Elliot’s biological father, Vernon, contacted Jazmine after learning that Elliot was ill, Lucille questioned why he had shown interest only after Elliot had become known through his work as Jacob Keller’s personal assistant.
Personality
Lucille was direct, practical, affectionate, and protective of the people who worked with her. Her support for the Landrys took concrete forms, including schedule flexibility, resource referrals, material help, and continued contact after they no longer worked together.
Memorable Quotes
“You did good work today, son.”—To Elliot after a late shift