Tina Trotter

Tina,

After knowing you for such a short time, you made an impact on me that will last through the rest of my life. Not a day goes by when I don't end up talking about you to someone. You were such an inspiration!

Aunt Tina,
We were so close in age that we grew up together. I remember your hand in the cast one Easter, I got the prize egg. I remember hanging out together and not letting Debbie, the baby by only two years, hang with us. I remember when you were old enough to drive. You made me sit on a phone book so other people wouldn't think you were talking to yourself in the car. I remember you being charge of me and Debbie when mom and dad went out of town. Were they crazy? or what? I...

I did not know Tina personally, altho she was a distant relative. In reading her Guest-Book entries, She reminds me so much of my daughter, Debbie, whom I lost to cancer on Dec 19,2009! She was 36 years old, not even 5 foot tall... We called her "Lil' Debbie (cakes)". In describing Tina's personality... you've also described Debbie! It must be a family trait! She was also good at Crafts & Decorating, and could have been a great Home Decorator! She was a very caring person, and so thoughtful,...

Tina was my sister, my first friend and one of my closest friends. Tina and I grew up together. We played together as children. I recall one occasion when I convinced her that dirt was good for her hair and that a good bucketful dumped on her head would make her hair all the more beautiful. We rebelled from our parents in a similar fashion. I remember her driving me crazy every morning playing her music really loud. Ultimately we became even closer as adults. Tina was quick to laugh at a joke...

Affectionately referred to as… Tinkerbelle

A Tribute to My Sister

I was recently reminded of a dream I’d had following the death of my sister.

The dream was very simple, consisting of nothing but a phrase that occurred to me, without any image at all. The phrase was “A sister is like a book written for someone to read.” I remember saying that it struck me as true although I was at a loss to say exactly why.

In the dream, something “between the lines” allowed me to...

Although each of us have a "birthdate" and a "deathdate" it is what we do between those dates that will leave a legacy for others. The one thing that I will always remember about Tina is the love she had for her family and especially for our grandparents. I know that God did a good work through Tina and her legacy will live on!!

To her immediate family and friends...my prayers are with you during this difficult time. To all that have a faith in God we should rejoice that Tina is with...