RIP. My mom
I couldn’t write but my sister @marvelousmissyhancock could.
Born Alice Louise Sparks, she (our mom) lived up to her name as a spark of a girl who never met a tree she couldn't climb or a challenge she wasn't will to tackle. Once getting into a tug-of-war with a momma coyote as she tried to steal a pup from its den in the Kansas prairies.
Louise was an introvert, who could talk the ear off a sales clerk, a serious soul with surprising dry humor & wit, and a deeply kind human. She carried the wrongs of the world on her back and was a warrior for justice who felt the need to see those wrongs turned right—but she really loved a good belly laugh.
She was not perfect, but she was ours & she will be eternally loved & cherished for who she was.
We love you forever—mom, grandma, & friend!
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A small gathering is tonight in Guthrie Oklahoma. It will take place at midnight my time in Europe. 5pm locally. I couldn’t make it home in time. I have deep sorrow. We found out yesterday morning. Later in the year when I can be with the family we will scatter the ashes in the fields near where she grew up and near the grave of my grandfather Tom (after whom I’m named).
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