Steve_R
Mar 28th, 2009, 3:26 pm
It is with a sad heart that I pass along this note from Don to his Family and Friends dated March 25, 2009.
Friends of Bean,
We're profoundly saddened to let you know that our beloved Bean passed away
this afternoon. Unbelievably, she had another fall (tripped over our dog,
Bailey, while going down stairs) and suffered fractures in her neck. The
day after she was released from the hospital, while Lindsey and I were
running errands, a visiting neighbor found her in cardiac arrest. Although
the initial resuscitation successfully restored a heart rhythm, the damage
to her brain was irrecoverable. She passed this afternoon after her three
daughters and I had a chance to tell her how much we loved her and that her
spirit will forever live through us.
Services will be held at the National City Christian Church in Washington DC
(http://www.nationalcitycc.org (http://email.bmwlt.com/scripts/webmail.exe?cmd=url&xdata=%7E2-eb5627097ea0e82d371cda2bfe438bb6005fa0eecfd8e091cacee5d3d92e636f6d00&url=http%213A%212F%212Fwww.nationalcitycc.org)) this Sunday (the 29th of March) at 5pm.
There are four things Bean wanted. First - and you can just imagine - she
wanted people to celebrate life and how her relationship with us contributed
to its beauty. Second, she wanted to eschew the inherent sadness of wearing
black but, instead, to wear colorful clothes to her memorial service.
Third, in lieu of flowers, she wanted donations sent to the ASPCA and any
charity which benefits the fight against breast cancer. And, fourth, she
wished to be cremated and her ashes spread where she enjoyed being - to
nourish the flowers of the wooded walking paths where she and Bailey walked
as partners each day. We will honor all these wishes. and more.
Please join me in thanking the Lord for His incredible gift of her
friendship and love.
Don, Rose, Lindsey, and Robin
Friends of Bean,
We're profoundly saddened to let you know that our beloved Bean passed away
this afternoon. Unbelievably, she had another fall (tripped over our dog,
Bailey, while going down stairs) and suffered fractures in her neck. The
day after she was released from the hospital, while Lindsey and I were
running errands, a visiting neighbor found her in cardiac arrest. Although
the initial resuscitation successfully restored a heart rhythm, the damage
to her brain was irrecoverable. She passed this afternoon after her three
daughters and I had a chance to tell her how much we loved her and that her
spirit will forever live through us.
Services will be held at the National City Christian Church in Washington DC
(http://www.nationalcitycc.org (http://email.bmwlt.com/scripts/webmail.exe?cmd=url&xdata=%7E2-eb5627097ea0e82d371cda2bfe438bb6005fa0eecfd8e091cacee5d3d92e636f6d00&url=http%213A%212F%212Fwww.nationalcitycc.org)) this Sunday (the 29th of March) at 5pm.
There are four things Bean wanted. First - and you can just imagine - she
wanted people to celebrate life and how her relationship with us contributed
to its beauty. Second, she wanted to eschew the inherent sadness of wearing
black but, instead, to wear colorful clothes to her memorial service.
Third, in lieu of flowers, she wanted donations sent to the ASPCA and any
charity which benefits the fight against breast cancer. And, fourth, she
wished to be cremated and her ashes spread where she enjoyed being - to
nourish the flowers of the wooded walking paths where she and Bailey walked
as partners each day. We will honor all these wishes. and more.
Please join me in thanking the Lord for His incredible gift of her
friendship and love.
Don, Rose, Lindsey, and Robin