There is now a family tribute page on FB via her son Ian Leslie. Check your FB feed; it has probably been shared with you.
Lisa > On Feb 15, 2018, at 12:16 PM, Luke Donforth via Organizers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > This has already gone around on the callers page for shared weight, but I > thought the organizer page should hear it as well for anyone not on both. > > Linda Leslie passed away this past weekend. > > Her husband has requested that this not go on FB; but instead be shared via > e-mail and word of mouth. > > I'm one of several people incredibly saddened by this loss. Linda was a > fount of warmth and encouragement. > > Chris Ricciotti spoke eloquently about this tragedy: >> >> To the dance community: >> >> It is with great sadness that I am passing on the news that Linda Leslie >> passed away Sunday evening (Feb 11). She called on Thursday night at the >> Concord Scout House, Friday evening at the Rehoboth Contra Dance, and then >> again on Saturday evening at our own contra dance in Jamaica Plain. She >> called an amazing dance program for all of us those evenings! >> >> Linda had been having difficulty breathing during the past week or so, >> particularly after walking, and this became increasing worse over the past >> few evenings. On Sunday evening, she was taken by ambulance to her local >> Emergency Room and she passed away in the ambulance on the way to the >> hospital. >> >> Her husband Bob Golder has requested that Linda’s passing NOT be posted on >> Facebook. Email and word of mouth is fine, but he prefers this not to >> become a Facebook event. >> >> As a caller, she took the love and the joy she experienced as a dancer, and >> transformed the dance community every where she went, touching us all with >> her lovely soft spoken presence that would make you feel embraced with that >> love she had when she danced. To many of us, she was like our dancing “mom” >> or “grandmom”, always a warm smile, always ready with humor, always looking >> out to make sure everyone was having a good time, and feeling safe within >> the room. >> >> In our community, she was a bridge builder, and a role model of what good >> dancing and community building are all about. She was also a HUGE advocate >> of gender-free dancing. She was one of the key people who helped us connect >> with and be an accepted part of the greater community of dancers, and >> encouraged us to share our love of dancing with others as a way to help >> build those connections. >> >> She was also a part of helping us to build the strong relationship we have >> with NEFFA, being a support to our fundraising food booth, being present at >> meetings we had with NEFFA as we worked on being more of a part of the >> greater dance community, helping us to navigate the issues that were >> occasionally a part of this process, as she helped us to better understand >> the greater dance community, as they came to know us >> >> At our dance camps, as many of you know, her presence was always a welcome >> treat, whether she came as a dancer simply because she loved our community >> so much, or when she would come as a caller to build our community, and the >> bonds that go with it, as she shared her passion and love of music and >> dancing. >> >> And of course, we cannot forget her delightful husband Bob, who has also >> been a warm personality, much loved in our community, also sharing his love >> of dancing with us, not only as a dancer, but as a caller, having written >> some of my favorite dances along the way. Bob has also being a great NEFFA >> advocate helping us many times along the way. His warm smile and delightful >> presence has brought a lot of joy to us a lot over the years, and he >> continues to be a part of the family that makes our dance a special place to >> be. >> >> I know we will all miss Linda very much. It’s very difficult to lose >> someone who has had such a presence in our lives and who has brought us so >> much, and who was a big part of our dancing family. As we find out more >> information about memorial service arrangements, we will let you know, along >> with any memorial dances that may be organized in her honor. >> >> In the mean time, when we come together to dance, let us honor her memory by >> sharing that joy she brought to each of us, with each other, and let us >> dance in honor of all our friends and loved ones who have gone before us. >> It is moments like this that are so precious – and Linda was certainly one >> of them! >> >> In sorrow and gratitude for having the honor of knowing Linda, >> >> Chris Ricciotti > > > Linda's husband Bob wrote in to the callers list: > > Thank you everyone for your kind words and warm memories of Linda Leslie, and > your concern for me and the rest of her family. I am alternating between > grieving, setting priorities on behalf of our family, and quickly making many > legal, financial, and remembrance decisions. It is an extremely challenging > time, but I have family with me and supportive friends nearby, and will ask > for assistance as needed. Our folk arts, music, and dance friends have always > been a great source of joy for Linda and me. There are no immediate > observances or memorial services. At some future date measured in weeks, or a > month, or more from now, there will be a celebration of Linda Leslie's life. > … Bob Golder > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net
