A sudden and tragic loss October 31, 2009
Posted by garylerude in Background.Tags: news
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Sometime Thursday afternoon, Marie Keifer had a sudden and massive stroke. She died last night.
Words can’t adequately describe the shock and grief we feel, nor the deep concern and sympathy for Henry, Zach, Jon, and the extended family.
This blog is being created to help us all, to recount and capture our memories of Marie, to express our condolences to the family, to offer our assistance in the coming days and weeks, and to provide an efficient channel for the family to relay news and needs to this community.
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Update October 31, 2009
Posted by garylerude in Update.Tags: news
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Henry, Zach, Jon, and the extended family are at home now and working through all the arrangements that need to be made. We don’t yet know when the memorial service will be held.
Henry said he doesn’t mind calls, however don’t expect a long conversation. Understandably, he just doesn’t know what to say.
He would appreciate meals, so they don’t have to worry about cooking over the next few days and weeks. You can drop meals at the house; if no one comes to the door, just leave the meal in the basket on the front step.
A sign-up sheet for meals is posted as one of the links shown on the right-hand side of this page. This will allow us to better coordinate when and what everyone brings.
A flickr group for Marie has also been created, allowing us to post and share photos.
