I am still in disbelief days after learning about Holly. I will always remember
her radiant smile and spirited ways during the days of sharing a Margarita at
Cupsogue.
My heartfelt condolences to the entire family on such a tragic loss. Holly was
a sweet, spirited soul who will be missed.
This has been hard to process.
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick
Douglass
風 Swift as the wind
林 Quiet as the forest
火 Conquer like the fire
山 Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu The Art of War
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> (") _ (")
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device!
Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
> On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Phillip Wilson-Camhi <phca...@fastmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Holly was my wife, best friend and always patient field guide. Over the
> past few years, I have met so many of you out in the field and heard so
> many wonderful stories about even more of you and I am so grateful to
> this community for being such a warm and welcoming group.
>
> I remember the first time Holly took me birding shortly after we met.
> She asked if I would go with her, and I said sure, I'll go for a walk in
> the woods and you can look for anything you want. even after that first
> trip, with a funky old pair of Sears binoculars I found in the attic, I
> was hooked but I still didn't know how big a part of our life it would
> become.
>
> Holly was troubled and sometimes it would be hard to get her out, but
> birding was a refuge for her and no matter how bad a day started out any
> day we spent in the field ended as one of the good days.
>
> While we all know that we are out there for the birds, it wouldn't be
> nearly as much fun without this community to share it with. So it's
> from the bottom of my heart that I thank all of you, the ones we have
> met personally, and all of those that made it a good day by getting us
> on a great bird, thanks for being there for Holly!
>
> See you in the field,
> Phillip Wilson-Camhi
>
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>> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017, at 09:43 AM, Patricia Lindsay wrote:
>> A great many of our friends in the New York birding community knew Holly
>> Wilson, our beloved niece, frequent birding companion, and vibrant young
>> woman. We lost our Holly on Tuesday, to suicide.
>>
>> We so appreciate the kind thoughts and feelings many of you have shared
>> with us, helping us through our fog of grief. It means more than you
>> could ever know.
>>
>> Some have asked for details about the wake. We will be celebrating
>> Holly's life this coming Sunday, 12 November, at 2:00-6:00 pm, at the
>> Overton Funeral Home (172 Main Street Islip, NY 11751; 631-581-5085).
>> According to her wishes, she will be cremated, and her ashes will be
>> spread at a favorite birding location in East Hampton at a later date.
>>
>> Patricia Lindsay & Shai Mitra
>> Bay Shore, NY
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