Saturday, October 17, 2009

SAQA

In Memoriam - Emma Allebes


Our dear friend Emma died peacefully Tuesday evening after a very short bout with leukemia. She was a faithful member of SAQA (and had renewed her membership this year for three years), a mentor to many, and a friend to all. We will miss her colorful outfits at our SAQA meetings, her meticulously executed quilts, and her cheerful banter in the carpool. May the spirit of her generosity and kindness stay with us all. You can read about her last days at www.emmaallebes.blogspot.com. We are organizing a group donation to SAQA from our region. If you wish to contribute and do not receive an email from kris@pixeladies.com in the next few days concerning this effort, please email her.

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What is Your Emma Story?

This blog is a chance to remember and honor Emma by bringing us together in a way that can only be done through a medium like the internet. We love her, we will miss her, but she's here for a short time still, and we want to smile and cry and laugh together with her as much as possible while we can.

Emma has touched a monumental number of lives through her work as a mother, grandmother, friend, teacher, artist, and to Ted as a dear wife. There are countless stories that have already been told many times, and there are many others that we're going to learn for the first time as we read them here.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS, STORIES AND PICTURES!!!

Not only will we be able to laugh and smile together, even after Emma has passed, but we will be sharing this blog with Emma. If you have a story, long or short, silly or sad, pensive or outrageous, please take some time and share it with us and Emma.

This is such a dear time for all of us. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and prayers.

It's easy! To post to Emma's blog, send an email to emmaallebes.post@blogger.com. If you have a picture(s) that you would like to add, make it an attachment to the email. Your email will post automatically.

Please remember to include your name somewhere in the email/post.