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A Squirrel Friend Has Passed

Started by Amras Elfwine, November 26, 2008, 08:19:21 PM

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Amras Elfwine

I weep as I write these words...a squirrel friend has passed.

Some of you have met my dear friends, Stan and Sharon, of Kempner, Texas, during our recent trips to Scarby and TRF, as well as at MDRF. They are two of our extended family, and we love them dearly. I just received the sad, sad news that Sharon passed away today.

Sharon was a lovely lady, with a gentle, loving, almost fae-like soul. She was an outstanding horse-woman, gardener, and ren-fest enthusiast. She was an army veteran. Her husband, Stan, is on active duty there in Texas, and has done numerous deployments to the Middle East. Sharon was one of our own, a squirrel friend and member of the Elfwine Clan. We will miss her...words fail me...

I humbly ask that you all offer prayers and meditations to your guiding spirits, who or whatever they may be, for Sharon and her family, especially her grieving husband. They were a couple who were destined for each other, and truely, dearly loved each other.

We don't know why these things happen. We shall rejoice at having Sharon as our family member, but the grieving shall take a long, long time.

...and tonight, there is a new, beautiful and VERY bright star in the sky...
The Spirit of Ren...
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Anna Iram

I'm so sorry Amras. Of course I'll send thoughts and prayers for your friends. For you as well.


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Lady Nicolette

So sorry to hear of this loss, Amras.
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Taffy Saltwater

O my dear, I am so sorry that your friend has passed.  My thoughts go out to you and her family.  Peace.
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SirBlackFox

I'm with you mate, if not in person then in spirit.
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Lady Neysa

Amras, I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend..may you and her family find comfort and healing. 

Ferret

I am truly sorry you lost such a dear friend. You, and her family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Later tonight I will look for her star.
Ferret

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Lady Amy of York

sending prayers  of  comfort  your  way  and  to your  friends  family.
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Lady Renee Buchanan

I am sorry for your loss.  We will keep you, Sharon, Stan, and their families in our prayers.
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lordwriothsley

Oh my what a terrible thing to happen especially on Thanksgiving Day.Amras you,your friends,and all their families are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
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Amras Elfwine

I thank you all! Your thoughts mean the world to the family and to the Clan.

This Thanksgiving, we are rededicating ourselves to what is truely important in life, friends and family, especially friends who are family.

Among all her other attributes, I'll miss her laugh and smile the most...

Arrangements are being made there in Kempner, Texas. We are making our own travel plans, and will be wheels up soon.

Again, very humble thanks. You are all the best!!

P.S. Did you see that beautiful arrangement of Jupiter and Venus in close allignment in the western sky this evening??  Sharon's up there, being gorgeous again...

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"They say that men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink." ~Tolkien

"Who are you callin' plushy??" ~ Todd the Squirrel

John

I'm so sorry Amras, way too young. 
I got to visit with you and Sharon at scarby a couple times.  I liked her very much.

Tygrkat

My thoughts are with you, Amras, and your friends and family. May you all find the peace you deserve, and the strength that you need.
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Amras Elfwine

My humble thanks to you both.
John, Sharon had great times at Scarby!!

From the Sheppard Funeral Home  (Copperas Cove, Texas) website...

Obituaries
Sharon Paxton Lacny
(August 17, 1970 - November 26, 2008)

Funeral services for Mrs. Sharon Paxton Lacny are scheduled for 11:00a.m., Thursday, December 4, at the Sheppard Chapel of Memories. Burial will follow at the Smith Cemetery in Kempner, Texas.
Mrs. Lacny was born August 17, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland.

She married John S. Lacny in Honolulu Hawaii on July 30, 1993. She was a technical writer for McLane in Temple, Texas.

Survivors: Husband: John S. Lacny of Kempner, Tx.

Mother: Alma Paxton Cottingham of Kempner, Tx.

Cousins: Chadwick Chennault of Austin, Texas Joseph Chennault of Las Vegas, NV.

Aunts: Shirley Marshall, Sarah Seay and Alice Mitchell.

Godmother: Sharon Cantrell

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, 6-8p.m., December 3, 2008 at the funeral home.



R/F member since 2004
"They say that men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink." ~Tolkien

"Who are you callin' plushy??" ~ Todd the Squirrel

Rani Zemirah

Sending comforting thoughts and healing energy to you and your clan on the loss of so luminous a member.
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Aut disce... aut discede

Joyce "Delfinia DuSwallow" Howard

Amras, thoughts and prayers to you and Sharons family. God Bless.
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For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.  ~William Penn

Thoughts and prayers with you all....
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DonaCatalina

Condolences to you, your friends and Sharon's family. A sad loss indeed.
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Trillium

Sending out lots of comforting hugs, my friend.
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Scotsman

God Bless brother ... sorry it took so long for me to find this! Our prayers are with you ... a big hug is waiting for you when I see you again! Let me know if you need anything.
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Amras Elfwine

Again, humble thanks...

Scotsman, just let all the old veterans at the home know that we are burying a young veteran who was the devoted wife of an active duty warrior...they'll know what to do...

Love to all!
R/F member since 2004
"They say that men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink." ~Tolkien

"Who are you callin' plushy??" ~ Todd the Squirrel

Amras Elfwine

#23
The Maryland entourage has returned from the sad trip to Kempner.
The services were beautiful, with a motorcade to the cemetary that was longer than could be seen across the horizon...Sharon touched so many lives.

She is buried in an old, quiet country grave yard, surrounded by the prairy animals and horses she loved.
She truly epitomized the Spirit of Ren.

Here is a picture of dear Sharon with her husband, my friend Stan, at Scarby in April.


Huzzah!!
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"They say that men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink." ~Tolkien

"Who are you callin' plushy??" ~ Todd the Squirrel

Fairyfly

Am, I am so sorry I have read this so late. My thoughts are with you and Sharon's family. Tonight a candle is lit to shine with her bright star! *HUG*
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Amras Elfwine

We thank yuh, lass!

I must admit, I was feeling very low this past week, but Sharon's voice came to me in a dream last night...plain as the moon...and she said "will you just get over it and enjoy life!" Sounded just like her!

I think I have a new guardian angel... 8)
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"They say that men who go warring afield look ever to the next hope of food and of drink." ~Tolkien

"Who are you callin' plushy??" ~ Todd the Squirrel