Esther wrote this eulogy for Loraine.
Loraine dreamed many dreams, for herself and for others. She breathed life into our lives and into our new party. She was among the Women's Alliance Party's first supporters. She believed in the ideals and saw clearly how to transform a dream into reality. Loraine dared to dream and her dreams were not just Loraine's dreams but all of ours. She made sure that we all had a place and a role to play. No matter what she did, her participation was full of joy and wisdom.
She had big ideas and was an inveterate collector of information, including photos, news items, brochures, letters, it all went into her many binders. She had a binder dedicated to WAP/PAF information and was our chosen archivist.
Loraine required careful listening to in order to catch the true depth of her thoughts and experiences. But more than all the sympathy and heart, the care and tenderness she brought to those who knew her, it was her ability to translate everything into action that was remarkable. Yes, Loraine was one of those rare women who walked the talk. She embodied our here and now, and always challenged our ideals to be grounded in reality, in the present.
We miss her sorely and will not be the same without her inspiration. We are grieved that she has left us. We can only hope that her legacy will inspire women, young and old, to focus on the needs of our society and the individuals among us who suffer.
She would want that.
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Here is a poem that we will be reading tomorrow at Loraine's funeral.
Epitaph by Don Blanding 1894 -1957
Do not carve on stone or wood,
"She was honest" or " She was good."
Write in smoke on a passing breeze
Seven words… and the words are these,
Telling all that a volume could,
"She lived, she laughed and… she understood."
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