Golf Tourney August 6, 2010
Mary Mile August 7, 2010
A celebration of Mary’s life in support of the mission of mthfoundation.org, founded to honor the spirit and preserve the values practiced by Mary in her lifetime.
Unable to attend? Please share your thoughts here and help raise awareness for the foundation. Thank you for honoring Mary!!
The 1st Annual Mary Mile weekend was a great success. It was led by a sold-out golf tournament and ended with a wonderful tribute to Mary as family, friends and the Northwoods community participated in the Mary Mile.
Please read the Lakeland Times article: http://lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=8285&SectionID=12&SubSectionID=&S=1
I remember walking with Mary one rainy, miserable Fall evening — and talking about life. It really wasn’t a deep conversation looking back — we really just were touching lightly on the topic of how fleeting life could be for all of us; not only those living with a terminal illness. Despite the awful prognosis given to her — years before — Mary could talk to you as though she had absolutely everything in common with you. Looking back I believe Mary’s strength stemmed from the fact that she lived truly in the ‘here and now.’ Despite the fact that it was rainy & miserable; despite the fact that her head had to have been cold; despite the fact that she looked so tired, she seemed to really enjoy just talking and walking. We bumped into an acquaintance of mine — Mary introduced herself and turned her attention to conversing with him. It felt like I was watching someone from a long distance away. How she could immediately draw someone “in” ? Find that something in the “right now” of interest to discuss…? Mary at 40 … she will always be larger than life to me. Despite everything she endured, she was totally into talking, laughing — and just taking “in” that here and now. I miss my friend. I miss seeing 503.804.7271 on my caller i.d.
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