Marion Sharpe Garbalinski

I stumbled upon this obituary today and wanted to offer my condolences, albeit nine years after Marion passed, with a photo of a prized portrait that she created of me, in Kennebunkport, in the late Sixties.

Dear Marion and her family, To this day I miss you and think of you often. You were a light in my life and we became friends through you painting my 3 children. A cherished painting to this day. You were independent, loving and so original. I loved your nature and your energy. I was so lucky to have you spend a week with me before you went on to visit Angelina! You are forever missed and loved by me. Deb Anderson A Nantucket friend

Marion is someone who I loved spending time with, as she was always planning or doing something interesting. I met her 22 years ago on Nantucket when she first painted a portrait of my three children. She grew to know all of them well and over the years always asked about their lives.

She spent a week with me on Nantucket two weeks before her death and we talked, ate out at her favorite spots and shared many memories together as I drove her around the Island.

I will miss knowing...