You were always one of my favorite patients. Despite a continual struggle with your health, you chose an optimistic view of life. You knew how to love your friends and enjoy sharing time with them. Your eyes danced with happiness when things were going well with you, and when things were more difficult you did not loose your compassion or your love of life. Good for you!

I still can’t believe you are gone. You are truly a caring, empathetic, and fun person, always willing to listen and be supportive, often ready with a great story to tell. I remember sailing and how much you loved sitting high on the rail seat watching everything go by (I think we called it “supervising” at the time). I remember writing silly limericks for your birthdays, trying to rhyme the name “Lisa” which I found increasingly hard to do as time went on without repeating the same things.

Most of all I remember your presence at get-togethers and I know they will always be missing something without you. But maybe somehow knowing that you always would have been there will make it easier to believe you are still there, in our hearts.

Love,

Greg

I’m very sorry you’re gone. For me, you were not someone I saw all the time nor had a close friendship with. But when you came around to see your mom at the office, you always made me feel like we were friends and that we’d just seen each other yesterday. You are an extraordinary soul and it surprises me not at all that so many people have been touched by you, just as you touched me.

One sweet memory I have is when you came down to the office and we took little Matthew Ghan out to coffee with us. We all three talked about how the Sharks were doing, and you made Matthew feel so grown up, coming out to coffee with the adults. You are a kind person. That is the best compliment I can think to say about someone.

Ben

Story – About 9 months ago I tried my hand at a start-up which didn’t start. I was/am making big change in my life. I had the opportunity to talk to Lisa for several hours about all of this. Any time I had an interview, or something important happen, she would show her support. Why? Because that’s what Lisa does. She was a great help to me. When describing Lisa to others, I often used the term “…and there’s not a bad thing I could say about her – she was just terrific.” And that’s really it. She was just terrific, and we’ll all miss her.

~Todd

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On a side note, thanks to John, Michelle, Carrie, and the others whom I met at the service. You are all terrific.

Your Friend
John

Love,
Rachel

Working with your mom is wonderful, but one of the best parts of that was getting to know you. You are so loved by so many and will be remembered always. And your cooking/baking…Your mom was always bringing us some beautiful yummy treat. The first few times I’d ask “Where’d you buy these”, then just stopped asking because the answer was always, “Lisa made them.”

But even more than your culinary abilities, you will be remembered for your smile, your laugh and your compassion. You will truly live on in everyone who met you.

Love,
Jennifer

Thank you for being such a fabulous part of my life …

Living together in timberleaf for two years, sharing BBQ, Birthdays, studying crazy fun memories
When you came to visit me in Germany and we traveled to Paris and Bamburg, Nurnburg. your first international adventure.
Hearing all the stories of your antics in Miami.
Traveling to portland so we could go shopping, go to the zoo, and stay up late together talking.
I am so thankful for having been able to share so many wonderful times together.