Sunday, October 4, 2009

Some more about Emma

Dear Shenna,

Thanks for the time with Emma on Friday.  Please thank your dad for me also.  Here's an Emma memory for the blog.



We all know that Emma wore many hats and was loyal to her many commitments.  She and I shared many rides to NWA and SAQA and had lots of time to chat.  In fact we were so absorbed in conversation on one trip, we traveled 20 miles past our highway exit and obviously arrived a little late to the NWA meeting!  Our political views were quite different but we had many common interests.  Emma was so enthusiastic about her art.  She was very generous and quick to volunteer her time.  In fact one year she said that she was going to say "No" to some requests.  I don't think she ever did!  I also remember our discussing identity fraud on one trip.  We talked about shredding junk mail, receipts and the like.  I bemoaned the fact that I had a huge pile of items waiting to be shredded.  Emma immediately said, "Well, I'll shred them for you!"  That was Emma!  I turned her down.  Emma, I want you to know that I've kept up to date on shredding since your offer!

Emma, Dave and I loved our time with you Friday morning.  Thanks to Ted and your family for sharing those minutes.  I'll miss you Emma.

Noelle  (Noelle Tamborini-Olson)

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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.

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

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