Wednesday, June 11, 2014
We met Linda at the Body Mechanix fitness center in Cape May in 1988 while we were on sabbatical leave in Cape May. At that time, high impact aerobics was the exercise fad and we all did it with intensity, especially Linda. We were very impressed with her friendliness and high energy. We soon met Jimmy and went out on their boat; they were beautiful water skiers, for my part, I couldn't get up out of the water. We knew Lea as a baby and became very friendly with their family of 3.
In subsequent years, we always stopped to see Linda and Jimmy when we visited Cape May. We remember trying to walk with Linda on her route in the Erma area. The only way we could keep up with her was to jog.
When we bought land on the Delaware Bay in 1993, Linda and Jimmy came to our beach and celebrated with us. We built our house in 1995 and for the next 15 years lived 3 miles away from Linda and Jimmy.
I consider myself a strong kayaker, but when I kayaked alongside Linda, I had to struggle to keep up; she only had one speed: intense.
We feel blessed to have had Linda as a friend for many years. Among her admirable qualities, we remember best her fun-loving nature, her self-discipline, her competitiveness in school and while fishing for stripers, and her love of her family.
