@roger,
roger wrote:
Edgar, I don't remember the date, or even the year, but Diane and Bob have both died some years ago. I miss them both.
Well, this just appeared on Facebook, as it says, 2 hours ago. My friend PDiddie said she had been suffering from dementia.
Diane Freeman
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With love and sadness, we announce the death of our mother, Diane Reeves Freeman of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She died on Thursday, January 16th, 2025. She was 81 years old.
Mom was born in Vallejo, California, in 1943. She was still a small child when her family moved to Tucson, Arizona. Her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins all lived throughout the Southwestern United States.
She had two older brothers, Steve and John, both of whom were born with developmental disabilities. Mom once described how witnessing the challenges her brothers faced revealed the importance of demonstrating kindness and respect to all people.
As a teenager, Mom played the stand-up bass and received a musical scholarship to Arizona State University. After college, she moved to San Francisco, California, where she worked as an Airline Attendant for TWA. San Francisco in the late 1960s exposed her to the countercultural movement that had congregated throughout the Bay Area at that time. As a natural promoter of peace, Mom shared sensibilities that aimed to make the world a better place.
Mom married in 1969 and relocated to Connecticut, where she had her two sons, Donald and Mathew. Throughout our childhood, she occasionally took us to Colorado to ride horses, explore canyons, and reunite with our large, unique, and wonderful family. For this, we are eternally grateful.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Mom worked with Sarah Tuxis in Guilford, Connecticut, to promote the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities. She also worked for Sarah’s Cupboard Thrift Store in Branford. Additionally, Mom tutored children at the Ross Woodward School in New Haven. Forty years later, she still had all of the many thank-you letters from her former pupils.
The final chapter of Mom’s life was spent in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she fulfilled her dream of one day returning to the Southwest. Mom was known to all as an incredibly sweet, kind, and caring human being. We are all so fortunate to have been touched by her unwavering gentleness during this lifetime.
We love you so much, Mom. Our hearts are weeping now that you’re gone. Thank you for being exactly who you are
