Aunt Shirley - I hope you know how much your West Coast Family Loved you! You will be sorely missed. You brought so much laughter, light, course jokes, belly laughs and powerful wisdom to those around you! You endured so much in your life and with such strength and determination. You were a fighter, a hard worker, a believer and one who persevered. Even though I only had the chance to see you in person 4 times in my life, the core memories are very powerful. First time I met you was at the Lichner reunion around 1978. My 12 year old younger me was blown away by allllll those crazy Lichners and You were one of the funnest, loudest and craziest! 😍 You explained what a firefly was as I had never seen one before in my life! In 2005 we traveled to MI with our teenage children. We all got together and my hubs and kids met you and loved you. When we all snuggled in for a group photo, you said “Excuse my big boops!” You had us all in stitches - Never a dull moment with you! We were so blessed with your visit to OR in 2017. You didn’t feel the best, but what a trooper you were! It was the last time we got to hug you but we will again in heaven someday. We love you and miss you already.
~ RIP Aunt Shirley ~
