The Escapees flag at Timber Valley Park was dipped to half-staff on Friday, May 17 as members mourned the passing of Kristine Godbey. Kristine was an active, caring, helpful member of Timber Valley since Nov. 18, 2015 and will be sorely missed by her many friends.
Kristine was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on Sept 14, 1955. She graduated from high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma and attended college at Colorado State University. As an adult she lived in Virginia, California and Colorado and worked as a paralegal and an appraiser for a mortgage company. She was married twice and had no children.
She was a loving and attentive daughter and sister and her cat, Sir Percival, aka. Percy, was her delight. Kristine was very involved in Emergency Preparedness for the park and in the Community Emergency Response Team. She helped in many events even when her health was failing. She had a ham radio license and was block captain for her neighborhood.
Kristine was an avid Mah Jongg player and weekly emailed the Mah Jongg players to be sure they would be ready to play. She won more than her share of the games!
For several years she had not felt well and had numerous medical appointments. No diagnosis was ever established and her health continued to deteriorate. She was a very private person who tried not to show her discomfort. Her many friends did not realize the extent of her illness. She continued to fulfill her volunteer roles even when as her Mother said, “She could hardly walk across the room she was so fatigued.” Her sister, Dianne, said, “She put others’ needs before her own.”
Her custom was to phone her Mother every morning to check on her. On Friday she failed to phone and did not respond to her sister’s messages. Her sister found her body about 1 p.m. on Friday and called the EMTs. There will be no memorial service. The family would welcome contributions in her name to Saving Grace.
We lost our beloved Timber Valley member, Sally Hunt. Sally passed on Monday evening, April 29. Sally and her husband, Jim came to Timber Valley on October 23, 2014. She was a kind, generous and compassionate woman with many talents including sewing, quilting, machine embroidery, crocheting, glass etching, and many, many different crafts. Sally was a much loved member of the Sit n Sew group where she shared many of her talents, Sally would help anyone and everyone. She was active as a member of the Welcome Committee’s Contributing Members. Many of you have welcome gifts made by Sally. She never met a person she could not talk to and make welcome. Countless moments of joy and happiness with Sally were shared by many of us in the park.
Yay …It’s May! Henrietta Hedgehog is sitting pretty in her window box with green-grass colored bows, a bluebird of Happiness and her friends, the butterflies. Warmer weather should be just around the corner. Remember to take in the little sign … Enjoy the Simple Things!