i learned last night that my friend christine "chrispy" mathna passed away.
chrispy was a large influence in my life and a very dear friend for many years. when i moved to pennsylvania in 1998 to work for longacre expeditions... i lived with her for two years on her farm house on longacre farm. my fondest memories of those times were heartfelt talks with chrispy in her living room while sharing bottles of red wine... evening walks in the farm with her dogs genish and bhakti... and laying out around her pool with her community of family and friends.
after i left central pa and moved to texas... chrispy gave me bhakti saying that we were "too close" to keep apart. she was the first person i called after i had to put bhakti asleep. we both cried together on the phone and the call ended with her saying that "i was a dog person and i had a responsibility to have another dog". i resisted but two short days later i found myself at the austin international airport picking up boone... another german shorthaired pointer that has been the most amazing family member for the past six years.
what i could say about chrispy is that "she was a people person who was always surrounded by people who loved her". and that is how she died... with thirty of her closest friends and family by her side. i knew she had been sick but didn't know to what extent... or i would have been one of those people by her side.
i love you chrispy and thank you for being part of my life.
Sorry to here that David, She was a very nice Lady and Made Gloria and I feel at home while we stayed with her while we were getting you settled in.Iam sure she made your life alot better up there while you were moving to a new home away from home.
ReplyDeleteIt is difficult to lose such a good friend. I know she meant a lot to you. I enjoyed meeting her. She was such a gracious lady. I am sure she is in a good place.
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