Celebration of Cedwyn
Saturday May 23
1:00pm
At The Crest, West Side of Mt. Tabor Park.
Portland Oregon
Message to all of you from Cedwyn’s Mom
Tribute to Cedwyn
A bright shining star who faded much too early
I want to thank all of her Kos friends and others as well for their kindness, thoughts, and prayers during her finals weeks and days. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you.
If you will be attending please bring your favorite beverages and some food to share.
I invite everyone to participate in her memorial (either in person or virtual) by wearing hippie dippie flowing purple paisley clothing and other hippie attire – put on your favorite albums especially The Grateful Dead– there is nothing better than great old albums – love them !!!!
Cedwyn (Terry) loved butterflies so I will be wearing vintage jeweled butterfly jewelry. Cedwyn (Terry) is like her beloved butterflies – unique, beautiful, and fluttering about the universe. So let your spirit soar.
Cedwyn - Terry Alice Thompson was born on December 22, 1969 in Bryan, Texas. She came home in a Christmas stocking that the hospital ladies auxiliary made for all the Christmas babies. It was so precious and I still have that stocking. She died on January 31, 2015 much too soon. She’s an eternal fairie now.
Her favorite color was purple (mine too) and she loved anything paisley and hippie dippie flowing dresses and anything hippie oriented. She was a misplaced child – she was such a hippie and yet she loved to shop at Macy’s.
She loved butterflies and fairies and the mystical elements of this world - she also loved Winnie the pooh and Eyeore’s birthday – she also loved science fiction and Stephen King and other horror stories.
Her favorite band was the Grateful Dead - she loved the song Ripple
She loved anything vintage - hippie long dresses and clothes, record albums, lava lamps, jewelry. I share those same interests with her. When she was visiting Austin we went to all of the vintage shops here and found her a purple furry coat – it was so perfect for her and on sale for half price. We both loved that.
She was a Texas born girl but raised as an Army brat – as was I – military children go where their parents are stationed. These children learn to think outside the box and usually develop a wonder lust for travel and adventure. We (army brats) adapt to change and are always willing to experience new things. Cedwyn fit that profile perfectly, she was so uniquely herself and so unconventional.
As a child she was bold, adventuresome, curious, and a tomboy and always going full throttle I tried dressing her like a girl, but she always looked like a ragamuffin. Her hair was always a mess and she had bruises from her many adventures. Her school pictures looked like we made no effort at all to dress her properly. We did but by the time she got to the school pictures, she was a mess, but still her pictures were so cute. The camera was kind to her.
One of my favorite pictures of her at college shows her and a cute guy standing in front of a bathroom sink with the old fashioned medicine cabinet – and it is stocked with booze – that’s medicine of sorts. Military children also learn to drink because drinking is a part of the military life and culture. So everyone in our family enjoys their liquor.
As a young adult she traveled to New Zealand to work on an organic farm – what an exciting adventure. She also traveled to Alaska and Hawaii
Love to All
Linda
Cedwyn's Mom misses her daughter terribly. This past Mother's Day was the first without Cedwyn. Being able to meet so many of Cedwyn's friends this coming Saturday is something that Linda has been looking forward to for weeks. She wants to be with the people so dear to her daughter's heart. She wants to hear your stories of Cedwyn and share some of her own. She wants to see her daughter reflected in your caring, memories, and laughter. She wants to thank you in person for all that you have done for Cedwyn and her family. She's even bringing purple butterfly cupcakes!
So wear purple, flowers, butterflies, or tie dye, and be sure to bring your favorite memories. Given Cedwyn's ability to make magic happen, I have no doubt that laughter, smiles, and wonder will rule the day. After all, she will always be our one and only Chaos Fairy. :)
So join Linda and Cedwyn's West Coast friends this Saturday, May 23rd, at Portland, Oregon's beautiful Mount Tabor Park -
- for a joyous time of light, laughter, and beauty, the fitting celebration of an extraordinary life. After all, how appropriate is it that we would be celebrating our Cedwyn on an urban volcano! Think about it. You know that she would just love it. Can't you feel the hugs and hear the laughter? :)
No matter where you are this Saturday, let us all raise our sippy cups together in honor of the gift that was and is our Cedwyn.
PS. As I was writing this yesterday, suddenly a reflection appeared on my ceiling in the shape of angel wings, something that has never happened before. Love, like light, never dies.