Thank you Kathleen. A beautiful tribute. It truly captures the reminder your mother provided me each time I saw her walking north or south along Lincoln Road - just keep moving, have a goal each day and don't let my age tell me what I can and cannot do. She was an inspiration to all who saw her.
Best wishes to all her family, Sarah On Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 10:15 AM K.P. Nichols <potee...@gmail.com> wrote: > In the beginning she walked easily. Four miles a day, seven days a week, > no matter the weather. Eager to meet you, wanting to hear your story, > ready to tell a story, hoping your dog be friendly. > > > > Thanks, nice dogs large and small, for warm fur and wet kisses. > > > > Thanks, Lincoln Garden Club for the water fountain and the beauty of Peace > Park. She needed both. > > > > Thanks to Lincoln’s school children who, racing past on Wednesday > afternoons without knocking her down, gave of their exuberance. > > > > Thanks, Lincoln, for offering her rides on wet and cold days. And for > accepting when she cheerfully and unequivocally declined. Declining made > her feel stronger. > > > > *She needs a cane now, hearing aids, glasses. She forgets your names and > faces, is amazed you know hers. * > > > > Thanks, Lincoln Police Department, for protecting her cross-walk and > listening to her stories. > > > > Thanks, Lincoln Library, for supplying a steady stream of good books. > > > > *She wears out several canes. Now switches to a rollator – red -- so she > can paint the town. Miles per day decreases to three. Pace, slow but > resolute.* > > > > Thanks, Lincoln, for calling her an inspiration; it made her try harder. > > > > Thanks, bus drivers of Doherty’s Garage for every honk, wave, smile. > > > > Mark Twain said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” Thanks, > young biker who shouted, “Hello, Invincible!” > > > > Pierce Hill Road gets steeper. She stops to rest in the middle of the > road. Thanks for stopping to ask if she’s ok. And for telling her to move > over. > > > > Onwards and upwards she walked. > > It took three heart attacks to stop her. > > > > Thank you, Lincoln, for seeing, accepting, protecting, and cherishing her. > > > > When last seen, Mama was heading east towards Harvard Medical School, > eager to tell a new story to medical students studying anatomy. > > > > For Elinor P Nichols > (March 11,1927 - September 7, 2022) > > > By her daughter, Kathleen > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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