What a beautiful tribute. I cry again reading it after an earlier cry at First Parish. My daughters Charlotte, Caroline and Catherine and I always stopped to chat on our walks with your inspiration of a mom - she will be missed.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, September 11, 2022, 1:30 PM, sarah cannon holden <[email protected]> wrote: Thank you Kathleen. A beautiful tribute. It truly captures the reminder your mother provided me each time I saw her walking north or south along Lincoln Road - just keep moving, have a goal each day and don't let my age tell me what I can and cannot do. She was an inspiration to all who saw her. Best wishes to all her family, Sarah On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 10:15 AM K.P. Nichols <[email protected]> wrote: In thebeginning she walked easily. Four miles aday, seven days a week, no matter the weather. Eager to meet you, wanting to hear your story, ready to tell a story,hoping your dog be friendly. Thanks,nice dogs large and small, for warm fur and wet kisses. Thanks,Lincoln Garden Club for the water fountain and the beauty of Peace Park. She needed both. Thanksto Lincoln’s school children who, racing past on Wednesday afternoons without knockingher down, gave of their exuberance. Thanks,Lincoln, for offering her rides on wet and cold days. Andfor accepting when she cheerfully and unequivocally declined. Declining madeher feel stronger. Sheneeds a cane now, hearing aids, glasses. She forgets your names and faces, is amazed you know hers. Thanks,Lincoln Police Department, for protecting her cross-walk and listening to herstories. Thanks,Lincoln Library, for supplying a steady stream of good books. Shewears out several canes. Now switches toa rollator – red -- so she can paint the town. Miles per day decreases to three. Pace, slow but resolute. Thanks,Lincoln, for calling her an inspiration; it made her try harder. Thanks,bus drivers of Doherty’s Garage for every honk, wave, smile. MarkTwain said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” Thanks,young biker who shouted, “Hello, Invincible!” PierceHill Road gets steeper. She stops torest in the middle of the road. Thanksfor stopping to ask if she’s ok. And for telling her to move over. Onwardsand upwards she walked. Ittook three heart attacks to stop her. Thankyou, Lincoln, for seeing, accepting, protecting, and cherishing her. Whenlast seen, Mama was heading east towards Harvard Medical School, eager to tell a newstory to medical students studying anatomy. For Elinor P Nichols (March 11,1927 - September 7, 2022) By her daughter, Kathleen-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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