Gwenda Marie Williams - February 23, 1967 - January 3, 2010
I learned this morning that a friend of mine has passed away, unexpectedly. Gwenda was one of my California friends, who had recently moved to Montana. She was my roommate for years and I loved her very much. She is a member of that family that I have created for myself and was the little sister I never had. She had the most infectious laugh (and we made each other laugh...hard) and a smile that surely would light up all of Big Sky country. She is the mother of a 5 year old boy, Logan, and I hope that Logan is always reminded of what an incredible person his mom is. My heart, to put it simply, is broken. I am devastated. I am sorry that we had lost touch since I moved to Utah, but we had reconnected in the last year or so, and I am so glad that we did.
May we remember that life is indeed precious and fragile. Please remember to tell the people in your life that you love them every single day. And to my little Nood, I am so happy that you are at peace. Peace did not come easily for you in this life, now may you know it in abundance. I love you. The world will miss you. Deeply.
UPDATE: To the Cali connection....Jimmy and I are putting a memorial service together for her in OC. Stay tuned for details, but will probably be the second Saturday in March - we were aiming for her birthday, but will just miss it. If you aren't in Cali anymore and can't make it, e-mail me your memories and we will read them at the service - probably will be at HB! Thanks
