She was a good honest person. She was a woman who made friends from all strata of life -- because she was honest with them, and compassionate towards them. She loved life, people, animals, children, beauty, and a million other categories.
She was skilled in calligraphy, cake baking/decorating, package wrapping, administrating the work of others in associations ranging from theaters, formal groups, churches, organizations, historical societies and others. She was a certified hypnotist. She was a baptized Catholic who really understood the weaknesses of that Church; she was spiritual, existential, and most-of-all smart.
She was a proud graduate of St. Mary's High School in Milwaukee; and Cardinal Stritch College.
She had additional course work from colleges in Milwaukee and elsewhere. She completed correspondence courses of various types; she was a learner throughout her life. She was a seasoned accountant. In her education she tried to "better" herself so she could be independent and never a burden to anyone. In spite of never having very much she never really asked for help from her family -- which I believe would have been freely given, if her money troubles were known.
As the Executor of her Estate I know for a fact how hard and how long she struggled. All the while she lived a strong a positive life. She was companion too and supporter of my Mom Della for many, many years -- while the rest of her siblings were really only sometime visitors. Linda was a "mensch" in every positive sense of that term.
If she made mistakes -- and I know she did -- she always tried to recover from them, and right whatever wrong she had done. I always admired her a truly good and honest person.
I believed in all her talents because I continually saw them in practice. I believed she still had a future so she became my co-founder in a large working foundation I am starting.
The world of her friends will miss her unique personality, her loving support, her ingenious talents.
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