<div dir="auto">🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 4:45 PM Karen Snyder via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="line-break:after-white-space"><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,30,33);font-size:12px"><div dir="auto" style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:16px;font-family:inherit"><div style="display:flex;font-family:inherit"><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;font-family:inherit"><span dir="auto" style="display:block;max-width:100%;min-width:0px;word-break:break-word;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.3333"><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that my mom passed away peacefully earlier this week. </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">One of her favorite poems, Summer Day by Mary Oliver, ends with “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">She lived her life with purpose, curiosity, kindness and love. She truly cherished her relationship with you, whether you were family or friend (which she really co-mingled anyway). </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">Her passion in life was opening our eyes and hearts to the magic of literature and its impact on our lives. She would share a good book, accompanied by some excellent conversations. And maybe a good glass of wine (except not in the classroom, of course). </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">She loved her family deeply, whether nearby or far away. Time spent with all of them fueled her soul. She had 61 blissful years married to Bruce, the love of her life and her best friend. She was a role model to me in a million ways, giving me big-hearted support every step of my life. And the sparky twinkle in her eye came from the best title of all, MorMor. </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">My dad and I appreciate all of your thoughts, prayers and love over the last months of her life. It has meant the world to us. </div></div><div style="white-space:pre-wrap;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:inherit"><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">A memorial service will be scheduled soon.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:inherit">Terri Haymaker, Daughter</div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit;padding-top:250px"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-family:inherit"></div><div style="overflow:hidden;font-family:inherit"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="overflow:hidden;padding-bottom:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-top:0px;font-family:inherit"></div></div></div><div style="font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,".SFNSText-Regular",sans-serif;color:rgb(28,30,33);font-size:12px"><div style="overflow:hidden;border-radius:0px 0px 8px 8px;font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div style="font-family:inherit"><div style="display:flex;font-size:0.9375rem;line-height:1.3333;padding-bottom:0px;padding-top:8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;font-family:inherit"><div style="display:flex;overflow:hidden;font-family:inherit"><span aria-label="See who reacted to this" role="toolbar" style="font-family:inherit"><span style="display:flex;font-family:inherit"><span style="width: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