I was very fortunate to work with Sandi, but was more honored to call her my friend.  Or maybe I should say, my bingo buddy.  There was no bingo hall we didn't like.  We would travel near and far to get a chance to play.  Sometimes it was just the two of us.  Other times, we shared the fun with Bonnie, Sami or Sabrina.  Even though we didn't win the big money, it was more about just spending the time together.

I miss my friend dearly.   My sympathy to Cecil, Sami and Sabrina.

On November 25, 1996, I met Sandi in the Fortis bathroom before either of us met the others we would be working with. We were both new hires that day and Sandi’s intuition must have figured out I was the other new person as that was her first question. Her next question was if I had any kids, and I heard all about Sami. We all got to enjoy Sabrina’s arrival to the family. Sandi was always talking about her family and was so very proud of them.

Sandi was a joy to be around. She was intelligent, very curious (there was no question Sandi would not ask!), a very hard worker and she treated everyone equally . . . and everyone absolutely loved Sandi! She was a good sport. Everyone would tease her, and she would throw it right back at us.

We had several nicknames for her. One being Mrs. Clean, as on a regular basis she would physically clean her entire cube and her desk was always very organized. We had a procedure we had to follow now and then, and she asked me for my notes on it. I gave it to her and told her to please return it when she was done. A couple days later I went over to ask her where it was and the panicked look on her face confirmed what I was afraid of, she threw it away. Well, she checked her recycling bin, found it and nonchalantly told me I was lucky as she was dumping that bin in a few minutes.

Sandi had a beautiful spirit that she shared with everyone she met. I'm so thankful for her friendship and will miss her dearly. Sending my love to Cecil, Sami, Sabrina and the rest of the family as you grieve the loss of an incredible woman.