Things are settling down....Thanksgiving holiday was different. I think I've only been away from Lynn on Thanksgiving twice since we started dating many years ago. Jono and I made the best of the day, driving down to Silverton in the morning to see the Oregon Gardens, and joining friends Beth and Greg for a great potluck dinner. The foodie ethic of Portland means that all dishes are guaranteed to be super tasty, and artfully labelled for every possible dietary restriction. Special kudos to Olive who can make anything out of balloons.
Deborah, Jess & Nicole, Jono, and Dana & Meghan, along with Deborah's mom and brother Dave and Lynn's siblings Jay, Fred and Marta will all be in Austin for a memorial celebration of Lynn's life next Saturday December 6 at 10 am at the Whisenhunt Stage at Zach Theatre. If you are planning to attend, note that this is the small theatre in the round at the Zach complex.... Park on Toomey Road or in the lot on Toomey Road just west of Lamar and come in through the door facing Toomey Road.
Lynn tried very hard to retell a few riffs from a comedy monologue the last week of his life when friends would visit. Impossible to understand the routine since Lynn was laughing so much. Here's the script for Bob Newhart's "Driving Instructor" for those who were curious, particularly if you laughed along with Lynn despite having no idea what the jokes really were.
This photo that we used in the Austin obituary is from when Lynn visited me in Prague a few summers back. It is one of my favorite images of Lynn - relaxed, surrounded by beauty and history, slightly skeptical gaze, with a lot of love and wisdom behind those eyes. And a blue sky and long view.
He lived a full life and we are all enriched from his connections to each of us.
