The meetinghouse was full on this occasion, with both Multnomah and Bridge City Friends, and a lot of Sisters, a Catholic order based in Mt. Angel (about fifty miles south of Portland) that allows lay participants, known as Oblates. Lisa was one of those as well.
I only attended Bridge City a few times in the last year. Great seeing so many familiar faces, and chatting with some of them. Greetings Dave Fabik, Ron Braithwaite, Jane Ewert, Gail Sanford... Betsey Kenworthy (I'm mixing the meetings). Janet Jump.
People remembered Lisa as especially real, authentic. She made a big impression that way. She was devoted to non-humans, took care of pets, including her own several. She loved dogs and cats. Her authenticity likely traced to her living with beings of so little guile. Mischievous but not phony, these fellow travelers.
