Today was the memorial service for our departed friend- a friend, mother, partner, mentor, teacher, and scholar taken from us too early. Not to say the memorial service was what any of us wanted to be at, as we would prefer to have her here, but it was beautiful nonetheless celebrating her amazing life and journey. She touched so many.
Why blog about this experience? Well, her memorial was touching and her spirit needs to live on. A woman who put social justice as a paramount concern to her life and touched so many people needs to be remembered. Of course the memorial service was emotional and difficult at times. Hearing one of her students talk touched me deeply. And her students were in the audience with wet eyes. That is the sign of a passionate teacher. And listening to her parents talk about her life at the beginning and at the end while her partner talked about his sweetie. And in her spirit, the ceremony was multi-denominational to show how bridges can be built to enact positive experiences and change.
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