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rances from memorial service december 9 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 7 59 am we thought an appropriate last post for this blog might be to post what dad wrote on behalf of us to be read at the memorial service the blog won t be going anywhere but we also realize there is not a need to update it much anymore mostly we will treasure it as a place to look back on and remember the journey that has been 2008 as well as the previous 15 years read these remarks and continue to celebrate mom s amazing life feel free to post comments or specific stories about mom at some point i plan on printing out everything here and making a scrap book your cards hugs e mails meals flowers and mostly your prayers have sustained us and given us strength in these days we continue to be humbled by and grateful for your love and friendship linda grew up in lagrange her dad ran a radio station his trademark was that his voice was always cheerful and upbeat on the air even at 5 00 o clock in the morning when he signed the station on linda s ever upbeat voice has made it clear that genetic influences are real she was a cheerleader for the lagrange high school sports teams in many important ways she was a cheerleader and encourager all her life after attending a concert with her a few years ago one of her music critic friends told us linda is a cheerleader without pom poms we all agreed with that description norman and linda met in a class on magazine writing at the university of georgia in the years that followed neither norman or linda ever wrote an article for a magazine but they considered that class their most important one when lee and ned started school linda was often the room mother when they participated in little league sports she was usually the team mother she would cheer enthusiastically for her boys and their teammates and to their slight embarrassment she would often cheer as vocally for players on the other team if she knew their names when games were over it was likely she did not know which team won and it was her style to tell every player he had been the main star of the game from time to time our children would tell linda that all their friends had more freedom fewer rules more tv privileges and more of the latest things than the underwood children her standard reply was explain to your friends that it s not your fault you just happen to have an old fashioned mom earlier this year on mother s day jill wrote in her blog some of her mom s primary rules for the underwood children they were you are special to me but you are not special to everyone if your arm hurts put it out of your mind and think about your foot in other words find something to be positive about and put that in front of what s negative in your life don t complain it resolves nothing to become good at something will require you to give up something she persuaded jill to abandon dancing if she wanted to be serious about music always show up when you re supposed to show up and finally you and you alone are in charge of your attitude these were her main rules as she transitioned through the phases of team mother harp mom and finally to grandmother or mimi as she was known to her grandchildren with her simple rules and steady presence she was for her family a fixed point in a confusing world the most fundamental premise of her life was to support her children by being present when they played sports when they performed when they needed encouragement or a supporting shoulder ned has often said that if there was a category in sports record books known as most games played with a player s mom in attendance he believes he would be in the book as the holder of that record ned continues to play in an adult basketball league made up of players closer to middle age than college age in this league courtside spectators are rare but ned has often explained to his teammates and competitors during a time out that the one smiling applauding courtside spectator is his mom in the same manner jill recently participated in a very non competitive church ping pong tournament with a total of one spectator in attendance and it was her mom linda did not often try to give advice about parenting but by her example and actions we believe that her basic approach to parenting can be summarized in this way be there be there be there she had no music background but over many years of supporting jill music became a sustaining influence in her life along with family and church her definition of great music was any music played by young people when jill was in the 7th grade linda found out that she had advanced ovarian cancer for the next 16 years she usually referred to this not by its clinical name but simply as her medical adventure in that fall of 1992 with references from medical friends she met with several oncologists early in her conversation with a young specialist who seemed to speak her language she said this i am a fulltime volunteer for the atlanta olympic games which will take place here four years from now if you will keep me alive until the games begin i will get you some tickets he said that s a deal and they stood up and shook hands as if they had just struck a business deal as the adventure progressed she asked for prayers from her friends to supplement the chemo therapy from the doctor she described to her friends as my cute little oncologist when there were successes in treatments she would tell the doctor send your whole bill to blue cross but some of your success is due to the answered prayers of my prayer buddies as years passed with a perspective forged in life experiences and her biblical faith we watched her develop an authentic view that each day is a precious gift she had the consistent and simple view that because it s a gift each day must be received with a cheerful spirit and a glad heart under that view she would not accept the idea that any day was dismal just because it was devoted in part to medical treatment everything she did was influenced and informed by her faith as her family we believe it was this simple but well considered view that each day is a gift that made it possible for her to leave such a bright and shining mark for us while she did not ultimately conquer her long illness it did not take from her the fullness and joy of her family grandchildren music long neighborhood walks writing comforting notes to her friends or frequent trips to the varsity throughout her long adventure she was always a heart lifter she showed to us that whether life is smooth or rough there is a divine spark in each of us that equips us to turn away from despair and to embrace the uplifting gifts of enthusiasm for life and the simple joys of comforting and loving each other for all that thanks be to god comments 9 ajc article running 11 18 november 17 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 11 29 pm click here to read comments 1 this doesn t do her justice really but it s a nice try november 16 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 11 21 am click here to read the family placed obituary in today s ajc y alls tributes on here have been amazing for us to read thank you leave a comment details november 15 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 3 30 pm i won t write much as i m not ready to do that but for now the details for the coming week visitation will be monday night from 6 9 at patterson s funeral home 1020 spring st atlanta 30309 burial will be tuesday morning for family only the memorial service celebrating mom s amazing life will be held on saturday morning at 11 00 at north avenue presbyterian church thanks as always for your continued prayers and support jill comments 9 we lost linda at daybreak filed under uncategorized underwood 7 42 am linda died peacefully at daybreak today we were all with her more later norman comments 39 friday afternoon note from norman november 14 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 3 55 pm linda s condition is now grave as the result of internal bleeding the hospice nurses believe that within the next several hours she will have insufficient blood cells to sustain breathing and life i have long worried about how and whether she would accept this phase of her journey becauve i am so familiar with the strength of her will to live and the way she has trained the strong parts of her body to adjust and compensate for the parts that were compromised by cancer but she is handling this inevitable phase with grace courage humor and her ever present concern for us until this point in the day she has been totally alert mentally with good verbal energy she has talked with all of us with some sadness but much gratitude and acceptance evidencing her strong bibical faith i have known every day for more than 43 years that she is extraordinary and that is confirmed yet again today thanks for your continued kindness and prayers we wil keep you informed comments 29 thursday morning november 13 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 10 31 am mom had a good night she rested well and the rest of us got some good sleep too we andy and i are staying here at mom s and of course the rest of the crew is only a few houses down in either direction what a blessing this is mom upon waking this morning well shoot i ve got everyone on high alert and i m still here just thought that was pretty classic mom right there she gets on her computer a few times a day and so enjoys reading your comments jill comments 21 quick note from jill november 12 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 9 39 pm hard day mom is under the care of hospice nurses as well as the angel nurses who have been here all along we have all spent much time together as a family over the past few days and are all here pretty much around the clock right now please pray for peace mom continues to amaze us with her joy and humor in the midst of it all we are thankful for your prayers and know they are upholding us comments 9 monday note from norman november 10 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 3 24 pm in some important respects linda has held her ground the last week but overall she is weaker and must continue to focus on pain control however yesterday included an upbeat and poignant outing to symphony hall where the atlanta symphony youth orchestra and maestro jere flint dedicated thier fall concert to linda mr flint one of linda s most admired friends opened the concert with gracious words about linda and called attention to an insert in the program which included a photo and a wonderfully worded statement about her long interest in and commitment to the youth orchesta i shall always cherish seeing linda seated on the back row smilng beaming through pain and medicine surrounded by family and friends who love her as she listened to this year s group of young musicians play dvorak s 8th symphony and other pieces which confirmed what she has preached to everyone who will listen these young people play great music linda s involvement with the asyo has such meaning to us because in retrospect it is clear that she experienced real personl growth from this involvement as she and jill shared the joy and hard work required to play symphonic music linda had no background in music but she became a devoted harp mom when jill at age 6 or 7 began studying with our friend ann campbell during the 4 years of high school when jill played in the asyo linda spent most saturday mornings supporting jill and evolving into something like the room mother principal cheerleader and advocate for what she came to see as a cultural asset of real significance which was and is somewhat under appreciated she always lobbied for our whole family to attend all of jill s recitals and concerts i remember when ned gave the youth orchestra his highest praise when he told jill after a concert you and the orchestra sounded like a cd not identifying any particular music group or cd but never the less bestowing a great accolade from his cultural perspective i think this sibling respect for the hard work required to be a musician helped with forging strong bonds between jill and her big brothers which continues and for which linda and i are so grateful linda s enthusiasm for the youth orchestra resulted in her serving on the board of the big orchestra the aso for several years where she became very active in the orchestra s community outreach which included accompanying symphony musicians to libraries community centers etc to introduce classical music to people who rarely have an opportunity to enjoy live good music this was a true labor of love for her and she came to see this music as having enormous potential to create and grow bonds among diverse parts of atlanta and she learned a great deal about the city and its neighborhoods in the process while we still have large gaps in our knowledge of good music both linda and i have been enriched in so many ways by jill s recruiting us to the world of music and yesterday s gesture by jere flint and the asyo was sincerely appreciated by all of us thank you for your continued prayers and for all the ways in which you have expressed your love for linda eta from jill here is the insert in the program yesterday mom said not to post it as she thinks dad and i are getting to braggy on the blog but we decided to anyway ok i can t get it to just post here but if you click on this link you can see it i think i ll keep working on it linda underwood comments 8 asyo concert this sunday november 7 2008 filed under uncategorized underwood 2 37 pm hey it s jill just got some cool news this sunday s atlanta symphony youth orchestra asyo concert is going to be dedicated to mom i played in the asyo in high school but mom has remained the biggest cheerleader and supporter of the asyo from the time i first got in until now this is just a really cool gesture they are making to thank her for all she has done it s this sunday at 3 00 in symphony hall if you ve never heard the asyo i encourage you to get to know them some of the best music in town no it s not a kids symphony they play the real stuff and the graduates go on to the most prestigious music schools in the country and the concerts don t hurt your wallet anyway just getting the word out should anyone wish to come i m doing this without mom s permission but i think y all would want to know even if she is embarassed that i am telling you comments 7 next page categories uncategorized archives december 2008 november 2008 october 2008 august 2008 july 2008 june 2008 may 2008 april 2008 march 2008 february 2008 january 2008 blogroll jill s blog searching get a free blog at wordpress com release rss comments rss blog at wordpress com underwood s weblog blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed underwood s weblog sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy underwood s weblog subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse 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