We’d been back from America for 2 weeks when cousin Ron from Tennessee phoned to tell us the sad news that Linda had passed away. Everyone was shocked. Linda had clearly been unwell but she’d been upbeat and determined to recover, and the week we visited, she was hiring the kitchen and function room for the family’s big Christmas Eve celebrations.
Linda’s son Mike told us that she’d suffered a heart attack and her body had been simply too frail to withstand the trauma. Mike and his brothers had lost their mother and father on the very same day, 18 years apart.
We are both grateful to have had the opportunity to meet Linda, but at the same time it’s very sad that Linda and Stephanie didn’t have the time to get to know each other better.
We will always remember the excitement of that first meeting. Linda’s cheerfulness and determination and how on the ball she was despite her illness. As she said to Chris as he was trying to pull the wool “Mothers know everything”. We were also moved by the way her family pulled together to look after her, and her obvious pride as she spoke about each and every one of them.
Rest in peace Linda.
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