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I had a feeling. The feeling was stronger when I didn’t get a Christmas card. Today her husband answered the email I sent, telling me we had lost her.
She was 6 years younger than I. She was my intern teacher a long time ago when I was teaching in the Tulsa Public Schools. She became my partner in the Reading Clinic I started when I finally gave up on the school system. We ran it for three years, teaching kindergarten through adult, helping many people together. She was my friend.
She traveled to Austin, Texas, married, and worked full time, so our busy lives made it so we didn’t communicate as much as we would have liked. Ours was the kind of friendship where we would talk – after not communicating much for a long time – and take up right where we left off, as if we hadn’t been apart.
She was a caring, pretty, SWEET lady. I loved her. A light is now gone from our world. I’m lucky I got to share that light for a little while.
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Losing someone that brightened your life and lightened your walk is sad. So sorry for your loss…and for her family’s loss.
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I was very lucky to have known her. She was a very special soul. Thanks for writing, Jenn.
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I’m sorry for your loss, Linda. It is never easy, when a beloved soul are leaving.
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Thank you for your kind words, Irene. I was lucky to have known her, and I have many wonderful memories.
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This is a good way to remember her, Linda.
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We are getting to that age where this will become more common … in my mind I know that …. in my heart I hate the thought of these losses. But in my faith, I know I’ll see those special people again, and that makes it easier somehow. Prayers for you as you adjust to this new part of life without your dear friend.
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Thank you for your caring words, Carol. I really don’t like this becoming the ‘new normal,’ but I feel lucky to have known such wonderful people in my life. Let’s pray for each other to help each other be stronger.
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