I'm at my parent's house in North Carolina and we are preparing for Lesley's memorial on Friday. I just went with Mom down to their basement, where Lesley kept books and found her copy of Kiln People, where David wrote this:
"For Lesley, explorer, adventurer, hurricane survivor! If only we had dittos for journeys! David Brin" As I began to explain to Mom that the book was based on the idea that time is the one thing we can't get more of... it choked me up, as you might imagine. Last week, I told David in a private email that when Sarah, my niece, is old enough to read this and his other books, they will help her know her mama better. Here is the story of Lesley's life that will be in the local paper tomorrow. Pictures of her are on my Facebook page and I'll be adding more later. *Lesley Arnett Tujague* Lesley Arnett Tujague died at Pardee Hospital on January 4, 2010 after a short illness. She was born Lesley Ruth Arnett on April 16, 1962 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and grew up in nearby Edgewood, graduating from The Ellis School and Chatham College in Pittsburgh, where she majored in English and Russian literature with a minor in art history. She earned teaching credentials from California University of Pennsylvania. During her Chatham years, she was an exchange student at Berea College in Kentucky. For nine years in St. Thomas, USVI, Lesley taught English at Charlotte Amalie High School, taught ballet, created award-winning Carnival costumes and grew orchids. Lesley came to North Carolina in 1996 and lived here until she was married and moved to Pittsburgh in 2001. She returned to North Carolina with her daughter in 2007. A talented seamstress and designer, she created historically accurate costumes for re-enactments and local theater productions. Lesley is survived by her five-year-old daughter Sarah, her parents, Will and Pat Arnett of Hendersonville, her sister Susie Nivin and husband David of Santa Barbara and their children James and Heather, her brothers John Arnett of Hendersonville and Nick Arnett and his wife Cindy of Santa Clara, California and their daughter Carrie. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 15th at the First United Methodist Church of Hendersonville at 12:30 p.m. Children are welcome. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to the Sarah Yvette Tujague Educational Trust or the charity of your choice.
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