Kimberly Marks Wolfe

I'm stunned to only now hear of Kim's passing. I was a dear friend of her mom, knew Kim as a child and later as an extraordinary young woman. The world is a little dimmer for her absence. God Speed.

She was my neighbor down the road. Loved to sit next to her in the bus going to Aptos high school. Always a beautiful thing.

Dear Kim, Thinking about you and your family as we get close to the holidays. I hope your girls are doing well, and Ben, too. This will be a bittersweet season for them I am sure, as it is for others who knew you and were blessed to have you in their life.
I am always grateful you walked through that door in my Albany rental, looking for a house share while you were going through law school in San Francisco. That was the start of a friendship that carried through those school times, into...

I met Kim in my senior year at UCSC having taken her father's neuroscience class together. We became fast friends. She inspired me to become a competitive cyclist. We spent countless hours on the road, driving to races, cramming as many as we could into one car to stretch our meager earnings into better fuel efficiency. She was an amazing person, and I always hoped that one day we'd reconnect.

I normally don't pay much attention to the UCSC alumni magazine, but for some reason tonight...

I grew up across the street from Kim and her brothers and sister. We played together and I always thought of how kind she was and how she was always smiling. I thought her and her family were so cool because they were totally opposite of my family. I played the most with Tasha and Benji. When I entered Aptos High Kim made sure she introduced me to her friends and made me feel a part of that experience. She was always smiling . . .always! Such a sweet girl and strong to! I am saddened to know...

I am so saddened by Kim's death. She truly was a remarkable woman. I will remember her always as the gracious kind person that she was. My deepest sympathies are felt for her family and close friends.

Well, one of those cosmic things I guess. Taryn has come to mind a lot recently (she and my daughter were good pals in Montana a few years back). I went looking for Taryn online and instead found Kim's obituary. I hadn't seen Kim for years although I well remember her dealing with the possibility of cancer, during her first visit to Montana.
Ben, Taryn, and Tessa, please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. I am sure you treasure the time you got to spend with Kim. You should know...

Kim is, I believe, gone, on to another wonderfuller place. So this writing is for her friends and family. I remember Kim, along with Bart, Tasha, and Ben, coming over to our house as young children; I babysat those four quite a bit, and had a great time every time. I had not been in contact with her for years (mostly because of living far away), but the day I found out she had died--it was the day after--it seemed that every time I thought of her, I felt an enormous sweetness around me. ...

Kim- We only met twice, by chance, long ago, but I distinctly remember those meetings, where we quickly found that we shared two passions; cycling and our children. Our last conversation was on the sand at Seacliff Beach. What immediately struck me about you was your serenity and your open heart. You made me feel like we had known each other forever. It was sunset, and as corny as it sounds, you were backlit by a golden light. I almost started laughing as it seemed particularly fitting for...