She should have felt very special. Red hair and blue eyes are supposed to be the most rare hair and eye color combo.
She died before I was born so I don’t know exactly what she looked like, but from black and white pictures from when she was young, she was quite pretty.
Unfortunately, I inherited the red hair (I have “hazel” brownish-green eyes). I say unfortunately, because I am very prone to skin cancer now. Folks think I get it from my Irish side, but it’s actually the Italian side.