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LAKIN, Linda Jeanne (Gillis) Linda Jeanne (Gillis) Lakin of Farmington passed away on Thursday, (January 13, 2005).
She was born May 21, 1940 in Oklahoma City, OK and was the beloved daughter of Dr. Eugene and the late Jeannette Gillis.
She graduated from The Medical College of Virginia located in Richmond, School of Nursing in 1961.
Throughout her life she was an avid traveler and loved attending and being involved in the arts. Most of all she was an amazing daughter, mom, sister, aunt, supermom, grammabear, and grandma who always thought of others before herself.
She is survived by two sons and their wives, Derek and Kristen Lakin of Wilton, and Ryan and Tina Lakin of Newton, NJ; two grandsons, Cameron Lakin of Wilton and Bryce Lakin of Newton, NJ; two sisters and their husbands and one brother, Vicki and Robert Russell of North Carolina; Sandra and Samual Branco of New Jersey; and Michael Gillis of Florida.
Friends and family are invited to a memorial service to celebrate Linda's life at the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Rt. 4, Unionville at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 17th. A gathering time will occur for the hour prior to the service.
Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 300 Research Parkway, Suite 310, Meriden, CT 06450.
Published in The Hartford Courant on January 16, 2005
Information submitted by Paul Blincoe.
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Peter Vance (Bucky) Ritzel (1958)
The class of 58 will remember Linda and Tom Huff as boyfriend/girlfriend, but I rmember them both as lifetime friends. Back in 1960 Tom was in the army posted in Germany. He and Linda were to be marrried. Linda and her family traveled to Europe and stopped over in England for a few days on their way to the wedding. I was posted in England then with the Air Force. I spent two great days with Linda and her family before they went on to Germany. Linda, for unknown reasons, decided not to go through with the wedding. Both Linda and Tom, separately, remained my best friends throughout the years that followed. Tom until his passing in 1990. I lost contact with Linda around 2000 and I was unable to locate her or her sons. Maybe it was around this time that she became ill. I am very saddened to learn of her passing, but at least now I have closure with my friend. Thanks, Paul, for providing this information about Linda.
Bucky Ritzel