Remembering Tina Downey

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Tina Downey

I’m posting today, as are a huge number of us, in honor of a blogging friend who I really only “knew” for a little over three months. Tina Downey passed a few weeks ago and is the first that I know of in “my” blogging community who has gone on. I didn’t know her as well as some others in this community, however from her passing I’ve learned so much about how she touched others whether they knew her well or not. And isn’t that one of the things we all hope for when we go? That others honor our passing, acknowledge what we meant to them when we were alive? A legacy of love. That's what I’m finding about Tina. She has left behind her a legacy of laughter, brightness, faith, and love. I hope that her husband and her sons will one day read at least some of the massive amounts of tributes being posted about her today and in the weeks past, and that these memorials will warm their hearts when they see how respected and loved she was in return for all she gave. So, as these were her favorite flowers, here are my sunflower photos in memory of Tina who shined brightly in so many lives. I am glad I knew her even a little.

In honor of a warm and bright blogger and friend...

A sunflower field in France...

A Shout Out to All A to Z and IWSG Bloggers

From our Ninja Captain Alex J Cavenaugh:
In memory of Tina Downey, the A to Z Team is hosting a sunflower tribute on
September 8, 2014 – Remembering Tina Downey.
Prior to that date, for those of you who are members of the A to Z or the IWSG and want to participate, please purchase or plant a sunflower in her honor. (If you have to resort to plastic, that’s cool.) Take a photo of your sunflower and post it in her memory on Monday, September 8 on your blog. Tina loved her sunflowers, and we want to splash the blogging world with sunflowers that day and honor a truly amazing woman who was friend and family to so many. You can sign up HERE or HERE now or add your link when you post your sunflower.
Please help us spread the word! Let’s brighten the Internet with sunflowers the way Tina brightened the lives of so many.
Tina’s blog was at http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/

Tina Downey

For those of you following this blog who didn't know Tina, the name of her blog says all there is to say about her. She was a loving gifted woman/blogger who touched many of us, whether we just found her yesterday or knew her for years. A major team player on the A to Z Blogging Challenge, she brightened a lot of lives with her positive outlook on life even when it was beating her down. Check out her blog if you'd like to see what we all will miss...