Aimee Blake Eichenlaub, age 56, passed away on June 25, 2024 in Fort Worth.  Aimee was a talented young woman with a variety of interests, a beautiful dancer who loved music, art, old movies, and travel, enjoying beaches, museums, and especially concerts and Cub games. She had a remarkable green thumb, and even in the relentless heat of Fort Worth, raised an abundant garden mixed with herbs and an endless variety of succulents, carrying on the skills of her Grammy, Louise Kinsler Venn.  Aimee rescued multiple dogs and cats, training and raising them, and was adored by them. 

Aimee was the beloved daughter of Peter John Eichenlaub (wife Patsy) and Katharine Venn Graham.  She is survived by her sister Aaron Singer (husband Bart Oosterveld) and niece Olivia Oosterveld, her brothers Hunter Graham (wife Lily Graham), Ian Eichenlaub (wife Sam), Sam Eichenlaub, and Caley Eichenlaub (wife Mandie), and multiple nieces and nephews by way of her ex-husband Scott Norwood (parents Joan and Don).  Aimee lived with her boyfriend, Greg Lundeen. She is preceded in death by her sister April.

She grew up in Houston, Texas, attending the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts for dance and graduating from Lamar High School.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse.

She married Scott Norwood in 1996 in Dallas and spent four years with him in Japan, first in Tokyo and later in Nagoya. While there, she immersed herself in the diverse aspects of Japanese culture, including sugar craft, taking her baking skills honed over the years of baking with her Grammy from Japan to London to showcase her skills. 

After returning home to the US, Aimee dove into her love of art and art history and trained and volunteered as a docent at The Modern in Fort Worth. She also began working as a nurse at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth in the neonatal intensive care unit where she nursed the sickest and tiniest patients.

Later in life, Aimee combined her medical and dance background to become a BASI Pilates instructor at the Pilates Center in Fort Worth. Aimee was both disciplined and encouraging as a teacher, precise in alignment and instruction. She taught there for three years before returning to nursing - first at a surgical recovery center, sometimes taking on front-line shifts during covid waves, and later as a hospice care nurse. 

From her patients to her students, her pets and plants, her knitting and sewing projects and Japanese crafts, Aimee brought care, humor, and an attention to detail with an eye for beauty, creativity, and empathy surpassed by none.  

Aimee was a beloved daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and partner and is missed dearly.  Please join us in paying our respects and celebrating her life at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens Japanese Pavilion at 11am on November 10, 2024. 

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