I first met Holly 40 years ago. She was beautiful inwardly & outwardly. She loved my children & they loved her, still out of respect referring to her as Mrs. Dragon. Per the two that had her in Media said she made a story come to life. How we miss her, my heart still hurts for her daughters & grandchildren.
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I'm so sad to hear about Holly. I flew down to Orlando from Ohio and drove down Pleasure Island Rd where I lived for 9 yrs, bouncing from apt to apt there. I wanted so badly to stop and talk. I didn't know she'd passed just 3 weeks earlier. I wanted to know if she'd any vacancies again as mom was going into a nursing home then. I did a compilation of her family VHS tapes with Patrick, Andrea, Roxanne and Hillary. She and Brutus were good to me. I was so thankful Holly let me keep those
19 cats toted down from Julie's Waterside cafe on Orange Ave. I think of Holly often. I thought they'd gotten all of her cancer. I was there in 2008 when she stood in the doorway of Apt 1 and told us she'd found something in her breast but wanted to wait and see. I was there when she showed us her biopsy bandages. I've so many good memories of her and all the renovations she made to the 3 different apts I lived in. The huge bags of groceries Holly left on our doorsteps were shocking. She had a huge heart and helped me with Shepherd's Way when I needed healthcare.
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I was thinking of Holly today, as it is graduation day for the students at Northern Michigan University. In May 2003, Holly and I sat beside each other as we waited to receive our Master's degrees in Guidance Counseling. I enjoyed sharing that special day with her, as well as the classes we took together. Holly will always hold a special place in my heart. I miss her Christmas letters and our occasional visits when she returned to Marquette. God Bless her family.
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1972, Pine Castle, FL, USA
Holly's graduation Picture
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