Dear friends and family, 

I wanted to take the time to say thank you, one last time, before I memorialize this site.  It was a beautiful Celebration of Life and one Lindy would be proud of.  It was great seeing everyone--lots of names that I am so happy to finally match faces to. Thank you for traveling near and far to be a part of the service.  Here is the link in case any of you missed it.  

I did not speak at her service, but I wanted to leave my eulogy  here as we keep her legacy alive and keep positive, passing her spirit along, as we grieve. 

"I could say so much about my mother but I want to take a moment to to write about you—the people that Lindy united here together. Each holding a unique and different piece of her in their hearts. 

We are the ones that will carry on her memory: our duty to her legacy. So I want to thank you in advance for sharing your stories with us. I may be making assumptions about your relationship with Lindy: close, brief, deep or short; but knowing my mother, I think it’s safe to say: 

Lindy was our rock.  Our shoulder. Our biggest supporter and our truest friend. She was safe harbor for us in our darkest hours. She was our fiercest advocate. She was good, kind, humble, and full of laughter. Lindy saw us as the best part of ourselves. She believed in us, and in doing so gave us permission to believe in ourselves.  She made us feel heard, and loved, and valued.  She made us laugh—whether it was at her laughing at her own joke or the joke itself.  She brightened every room. She helped us to put the weight of our problems in perspective.   Everyone she met instinctively knew there wasn’t an ounce of hidden motives in her. Her motives were that she wanted to understand you and be your friend. To know her was to always have a hand to hold—guiding us with compassion. Let us always use her example as our guidance, let her live through us and with us in our hearts."

Thank you for your love for her, 

IAGD

Laura