In working to
add photographs and captions to Linda's "Quilting Legacy" album, I
began to reflect on her personal legacy: her capacity for friendship. She
accepted us for who we are. She was empathic and had a way of being with others
that made us feel valued, cared for, and respected. She shared freely of
herself. She was kind. She possessed a wisdom far beyond her years. I could
count on her to tell me what I needed to hear. And, sometimes I actually sought
out her opinion for that very reason! Linda had a refinement to
her; she was always polite and well-spoken. How do I encapsulate over 20 years
of friendship? Not easily. We shared a love of quilting, travel, our respective
hospital careers, reading, an occasional movie, and more. These interests led
to retreats, the 2002 quilt tour to Amish country in Pennsylvania, quilt shop
hops, guild activities, margueritas at El Gitano after a particularly difficult
day at work, and visits to Borrego Springs where she showed me the camel teeth
she found in Anza Borrego Desert State Park (still in situ, of course). I
cherish the memories of our times together. She is greatly missed. My heartfelt
condolences to Myrl, Carolyn, the extended family and all her other friends.
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