Linnea’s bench was designed and donated by the CIPO (Canal Importation Ponds and Outfall) team and is located near Taft Hill Road and Prospect Road in Fort Collins, CO. It overlooks the Red Fox Meadows Natural Area with a view of the mountains to the West. The perfect site was selected by the team and expertly placed by individuals on the CIPO team. The family is grateful for their donation and continued support.
Angel for Lost Children: The Angel for Lost Children statue on the Wellness Walk at McKee Medical Center in Loveland, CO offers a peaceful place of solace for those who have experienced the death of a child. The second Sunday of every December is National Children’s Memorial Day. The Foundation hosts a candlelight vigil at the site of the Angel. To have a luminaria with your child’s name at the event please contact (970) 593-6038.
Linnea’s family attended this event in December 2009 and placed a single red rose in her rememberance at the base of the angel.
The Christmas Box Angel Statue is dedicated to all parents who have lost a child. The statue was commissioned by Richard Paul Evans, author of “The Christmas Box,” to help parents seeking a place to grieve.
Loveland, CO: “A City with HeART” This project was designed to promote art and benefit the community of Loveland. A HeART was created in Linnea’s memory capturing her love of aniamls and features pictures of her beloved pets: Lage (Chihuahua), Bentley (Beagle), Kaja (cat), and Teensil (cat). The HeART was sponsored by Linnea’s family and created by artist Ross Lampshire.
Engaging Loveland will unveil an addition to the Loveland: A City with HeART community art project at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 3 at The Promenade Shops at Centerra. “A Heart So Pure” created by Ross Lampshire and sponsored by the Family of Linnea Dick will be placed outside of D.O.G.S. (Dog Owner’s General Store) located next to the Bent Fork Grill in the shopping center.
Linnea’s good friend Sarajoe got a tattoo in Linnea’s memory.
Post a note for Linnea at Find A Grave, click on the link below:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=dfl&GRid=27236726
Created by: Carol STEVENS
Record added: May 31, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 27236726
Shattered Heart
On the day my little one died,
my heart cracked and fell apart,
dark flames seared my soul.
Of me, only a husk remained,
a burned out shell,
filled with pain and pain
and pain.
Nightmare.
That was my existence;
none could call it living.
Spiritless, I drifted,
between black walls,
walls alive with her image.
I have survived a year and more
beyond that day,
that horror,
through storms of grief and loss,
awash in a red tide of rage.
Sometimes,
she comes to me, soft and quiet.
Her gentle spirit stills the angry sea.
Icy shards of heart begin to knit,
drawn together by threads of memory,
symbols of her enduring love.
My soul reaches out to husband
and daughter,
both maimed in their own way.
We endure our sad dreams,
carry on, day by day,
and await a rumor of life.
JR Hume, July, 2009
“for Opal”