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Lanie Russell
April 9, 2005
Linda-Lou. My "other sister." It is April 9, 2005. On Thursday it will be a year since you left us. Anniversaries are so hard to get through. During some part of every single day this past year, I have thought of you in some way. So many things remind me of you. Something will come into my mind, and in a flash, my first thought is, "I can't wait to tell Linda!" Then comes the realization that I can no longer do that, and it is as if someone punched me in the stomach. But now, with Spring here, the trees budding, flowers starting to bloom, the grass greener, the memories become much sharper. And the pain of losing you is so much more intense now, as if we were just talking yesterday, then today you are gone. Ron still has days when he cries if something reminds him of you--actually we both have our separate moments of tears. We miss you more than words can describe. I so miss your laughter. Dana is doing the best she can, but most days it is very difficult for her to cope with the loss and the memories of all the years the two of you were together. A love and devotion that deep lasts forever. I hope she will be able to find peace soon, because without you, she has not yet found her whole self. But I know she will, in her own time. Like you, she is a very strong woman. Be at peace, Linda. You were and are so very loved. Although I still feel the loss of you in my life, my memories of you are so good and sweet. Lanie
marian allred
May 9, 2004
i'm remembering the wonderful mother's day picnics we had at powell gardens over the years. how glad i am to have these memories of our times together you were indeed a daughter to delight in and are loved always.
Peggy Allred
April 26, 2004
My sister’s delight. She would come to me and tell me of something, with delight. Her voice would have a childlike quality, wonderment almost. Her hands would be moving describing this thing, be it a particular flower that was blooming, an animal, food, a painting, something I was quilting, and her delight in it. She would talk about my son, Morgan, and his achievements in this manner, with delight. Thinking back on it I almost took her delight for granted, it was such a part of our time together. But I also remember at times being amazed at the little everyday things she would find delight in and be reminded of when my son was a baby and the experience of seeing everything for the first time again through his eyes. I would be amazed at her capacity for delight despite the many things she suffered through. Today I am amazed at her strength in being able to maintain that delight... wonderment... joy. I will miss my sister for many things, but her delight most of all.
marian allred
April 26, 2004
a child is a gift..your first-born is a special gift! linda, you brought me so much joy through laughter and tears that it can't be expressed. even now i pick up the phone to share some little tid-bit of daily life. there is indeed a little peice of me missing! but i treasure the memories we created, time in the garden, and driving the back roads looking for bitter-sweet, and so many others. oh yes dear, i do love you and miss you.
Linda, summer of 2003
April 24, 2004
Dana Dubiner
April 24, 2004
Linda, you have changed me beyond measure. You brought warmth and laughter back into my life where you nurtured it as you nurtured all living things, from the flowers you planted, to the patients you counseled and healed, to the animals that delighted you, to the babies you cuddled, to the children you loved and advised as a special aunt and friend. You were my best friend, my partner in life, the most loving, genuinely unpretentious, giving person I have ever known.
You never lost your inner child, and during our 25+ years together, your child flourished and played right alongside your adult, creating beauty and lasting relationships. You had to drag me along at times to let my own inner child out to play, and for that I’ll always be grateful. I have been immeasurably blessed to be by your side.
No matter how much I try to say now, it is like the birthday card I gave you long ago with a photo of a mime on the front of it. I write again: There are no words.
Cathy Wilson
April 24, 2004
From her porch in Pleasant Hill, Linda spotted Ginny and I walking across the field with a wheel barrel, a pair of loppers and a rake. We were new the country life and we thought we were going to clear brush with our meager tools. Over that spring and summer,she and Dana graciously provided more appropriate tools, friendly advise, hot coffee and a warm, dry place to sit when it rained. But more importantly they shared of themselves. Both sincere and warm, trusting people. It has been a long time since I have seen them, as our lives went in different directions as life so often does. But I will never forget them, and I will never forget Linda's ready smile and laughter and sense of humor. My thoughts and prayers are with you Dana. You and Linda are an inspiration.
Teri & Lana Ehlers & Webb
April 23, 2004
I met Linda about 5 years ago at first as a patient and we soon became friends. As her patient, she made you feel comfortable in an uncomfortable surrounding. As her friend, she made you feel like someone special. We were alot alike in ways and could understand and appreciate each other's wit. Linda and Dana are great animal & nature lovers and we enjoyed spending any of that quality time together. Linda is someone you wished you spent more time with and someone that touches your life. I will never forget her and will tell my children about her and how she, in her special way, had a hand in bringing them into this world too. I wish they could have met her and been blessed with her company too. We admire Linda & Dana's long lasting relationship and know that it doesn't just end here. Dana, we love you and are always thinking of you. We will always remember your and Linda's generosity and solid friendship and the great laughs that we had.
Ron McManus
April 23, 2004
Linda. One of a kind. We knew each other only four years, yet it seemed we had known each other forever. My best fishing buddy, even though I would catch fish and you wouldn't, and you would get so frustrated, and I cannot write here the words you said when everyone else was catching fish but you. I plan to take all your fishing rods, go to the lake where we fished, and I will stay there until every one of your fishing rods has a fish on it! There is a place inside me that can never be filled by anyone else. The memory of our good times "jus' hangin' out an' fishin'" will be with me forever. You were loved by so many, and I will truly miss you.
Judy Ball
April 21, 2004
Linda, Linda, Linda…Dee Dee when I was little and couldn’t pronounce your name…Dee Dee again when I was older just to antagonize you! You were always my “Big Sister”, bossy and protective at the same time. You always got to be Swamp Fox in our childhood version of Cowboys and Indians because we all looked up to you…and you packed a mean punch! You grew into a great “Older Sister” who was always ready to give advice or to just listen…whichever you thought I needed. You were also a wonderful aunt to my children who will always remember going to the farm to see Aunt Linda and Aunt Dana, playing with all the animals, going fishing, planting trees, or just swimming in the pool. We had some great times! When I think of you in years to come, I will always remember your beautiful hands…whether you were using them to treat patients, chop wood, paint, draw, garden, cook or clean…you always had the most beautiful hands! I will miss you!
Linda Allred 1951 - 2004 ~
April 18, 2004
Bob & Ev. Prewitt
April 18, 2004
A very fine person. We both liked her very much.We will miss her.
Jennifer Adams
April 17, 2004
Linda will be missed. I worked with her at Warrensburg. Just a great person that would do anything for you. Dana and family you are in my thoughts and prayers.
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