My Sister in Law died Saturday.

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Saturday evening sometime around 7pm the ER doc called from Lexington, KY and said Tracey was dead. She'd called 911 in the afternoon and asked for an ambulance, was awake when they got there, and her heart stopped en route to the hospital. They attempted to revive her and the attempts failed. She just turned 51 on May Fifteenth.

Tracey was an archaeologist and had enjoyed a pretty amazing career, having worked on projects all over the US and the South Pacific. She'd co-authored several articles and was respected and liked by her co-workers. She was (more important, I feel) a witty wonderful woman who was never unkind in all the years I have known her. She self ID'd as a progressive Christian and was truly accepting of all traditions with the attitude of "be excellent to each other."

Our family has been carried by friends--both in person and online. Their love and support have been a huge help to us all in the last couple days, and it has meant more than mere words can express. We are beginning to come to terms with this, but it is gonna take some time.

I will miss her humor and her gentle soul. She really was a gift to the world.


I posted this on Facebook, but I want to share it here as well:



Requiem

And ye shall say these words.....
I will love and harm none.
I will live , love, die and live again.
I will meet, remember, know,
and embrace once more.

Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you
Deep peace to you, deep peace to you


Laura