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Memorial Service

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A PDF of the Order of Service : LINK A doc file with a lightly edited transcript of the service:  LINK   (These open in a new window by default) Flowers by A Lot Of Flowers in the Fairhaven Historic District, Bellingham, WA. Pastel tones with yellow roses and a dogwood branch.  Paper jumping frogs by Lois Note card images. The flowers were done under the guidance of Julia Kerl in 2012. The landscape was done at an Adult Day Health program probably around 2010.

Change Log (most recent 3/27, 3/22, 3/14, 3/01)

 Planned:     Add a copy of a journal entry or two to the Writings blog entry       Add an arts and crafts entry with images     Add an entry on folding jumping frogs and making paper ornaments 3/27  Add images of note cards to Memorial Service blog entry 3/22  Added Memorial Service blog entry 3/14  Changed Lois Being Funny 2017-2018      Added this:        Lois: Where is this?        R: We are in Washington state.        Lois: Hmm, you made a state-ment.  February      Created the following entries:          Obituary          Bellingham Photos          Lois Being Funny (3 entries)          Lois Being Serious          A View Of Lois Through Her Writings       

Lois being serious

Someone asked me, "What is there in the world that is real, dependable and unchanging?" I didn’t try a long list. I simply said, "Behavior has consequences." (1970s) R: What life lessons do you consider important? Lois: All of them. R: Which would you stress? Lois: Love your neighbor as yourself; love your family as yourself. (2011) R: Any messages you want me to pass on to your grandsons? Lois: Behave yourself. Behave yourself, behave yourself, it's later than you think... (2011) (Related? Enjoy Yourself (It's Later than You Think) - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoy_Yourself_(It%27s_Later_than_You_Think) "Enjoy Yourself" is a popular song published in 1949...) What season do you like best? Lois: I like them all. I don't know what I would do without anyone one of them. (9/2014) R: Do you have any wishes concerning your funeral and memorial service? Lois: I won't be there to comment one way or the other, s

A view of Lois through her writings

Please use the following link to open a pdf file that talks about Lois based on interviews with her and a study of her writings done by Jolie McGrath. LFC Writings.pdf