Since May, eight of our friends have passed away besides Brooke Bailey, about whom I wrote about in May. (She died on the fifteenth.)
…And they just keep coming…
Bob Wille
Bob Wille
Sherry Derr-Wille and Bob
Bob was the husband of one of my writing partners. They had been married for just short of 60 years. He died on May 10.
Lynette Christy
Lynette
On June 26, we finally located her younger brother just to discovered she had died about six months ago. We’ve looked for her off and on for years. He told us she had married and moved to Ecuador—quite likely the reason we hadn’t been able to reach her. Larry and I and his best friend and Lynette double dated for a couple of years. Larry’s friend passed away in 2008. We had hoped to share this video of when we were all together with her. We sent it to her brother to show her son. https://youtu.be/uKh4mhEqStM
Teri Atkinson
Teri
She was related to our great-niece, Savannah. Her mother died when she was eleven, and her grandmother died ten days later. Terri was like a surrogate grandmother to Savannah and a lovely lady. We shall miss her. https://tinyurl.com/4vkkwh9m
Shaun Corrales
Shaun
Shaun was my cousin, Eileen’s oldest child and her only son. He passed away on May 22. He was only 55 years old. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/ca/templeton/shaun-luis-corrales-19855537
Bernice Smith Schwenck
Bernie
Bernie passed away on May 23. I will write more about her separately.
Nelloise Blue
Nell
Nell passed away on June 27. She had been a member of our church for many, many years and was a loving and sweet friend to many of us.
Wendy Jenkins
Wendy
Wendy was a longtime friend and church member. She passed away today, July 10. She had an infectious smile and a wonderful sense of humor. (She always accused me of dying my hair!) She took a bad fall a couple of weeks ago. We visited her in the nursing home, and she was anxious to get back home. She did return, but then had a series of strokes. I shall miss her very much.
Far too many in a short time.
