My good friend and usual host in Hawaii has been struggling for some time with his emotions, actions and decisions for Lyn, his wife. She has been sliding away with Alzheimer's (or something like that, until a couple of years ago she no longer recognized anyone and couldn’t feed herself.
She passed away June 25, causing me to cut short my visit with daughter and family and return to Hawaii for her memorial service. Both Bud and she are musicians (he was choir director for their church for more than 40 years, she worked with children, was a Suzuki Method violin and piano teacher, mostly for kids. Whenever I stayed at their place, there was always live music from the lessons!
On her birthday, Nov 13, Bud is planning a great musical memorial for her. I will return to Hawaii in time for the big event.
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