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Friday, June 1, 2018
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bill cholski posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
a great lady who always had a quiet smile.
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Heidi Beattie /Olympia High School posted a condolence
Friday, November 3, 2006
To the family of Mary and Ralph
I had the great pleasure of meeting Mary here on our campus a few years back. She showed up here in the cafeteria and we had a wonderful talk. She talked about her children and told me what each and everyone was doing and how proud she was of them. When we gave her a ride home, we also had the pleasure of meeting Ralph. I will forever remember the two of them. I have often wondered how great it must have been growing up with parents like them. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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Gerry McClintic & Russ & Leslie Meixner posted a condolence
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Dear Ralph and Karen, We were so sorry to hear about your Mother, Ralph. Please accept our sincerest sympathy. We miss her generous smile and gentle ways at the Hamptons. The place seems empty without "Mary and Ralph" sitting on the sofa talking. You were always there taking such good care of her. Bless you. In time, I know you will be able to put Alzeheimers behind you and charish all of those truely special memories you have of Mary "your Mother". You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Please, take care of yourselves. Sincerely Gerry, Russ and Leslie
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Judi Hambrick posted a condolence
Thursday, June 8, 2006
When I worked for the Dept. of Transportation I would walk up around the Capital every morning on my break. At least a couple of times a week I would encounter Mary and Nat out for their morning stroll. I always got smiles and hugs from both no matter what was going on in their lives. And, of course, the topic of conversation was always Bryen, their grandson and our godson, who was living in California.
Then there was the time when Glenn and I saw Nat at Tumwater Mega foods and he looked totally baffled. Seems he had left Mary in the car (keys on the dash) in the parking lot while he ran in to get a few things. When he came out Mary and the car were gone. Being the independent woman that she was, she drove home without him and was sitting on the front steps waiting when he got a ride home. We talked about that turn of events over tea, apple pie and ice cream that night in the Blankenship dining room. One thing both Mary and Nat loved was good food and Mary was a great cook.
Mary and Nat, I hope you're eating pie and ice cream in heaven together. God bless, Judi and Glenn
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Ted and Jeannie Andrews posted a condolence
Tuesday, June 6, 2006
God Bless you. You are again hand in hand with Nat. I can see you there, on a boat, in your home, and also once driving home from Mega Foods, leaving Nat behind at the Grocery store wondering where you went. We loved being a part of your lives. You will be missed. You will be in our hearts and prayers. Love, Ted and Jeannie (from the Bookstore)
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Carmen Buechel-Brown (Leslie Blankenship's Sister) posted a condolence
Monday, June 5, 2006
My sincerest sympathy to Mary's family. Please hold on to the wonderful memories that you shared with her and Nathaniel. Those we love never truly leave us for they live on in the wonderful memories that you shared. HOLD ON TO THOSE MEMORIES.
It was very obvious the love that both Mary and Nathaniel had for their family and each other. I was at several family gatherings with them, and those memories are and always will be very, very special. They were always dressed up and I never saw a hair out of place on Mary. You could tell how much they enjoyed watching their new grand daughter (now 6 years old) Tawni play.
I observed how much Curt and Leslie respected and loved them. It makes my heart smile to have remembrances of how Curt would talk and share what was happening with his mother these past few years. I know that watching the ALzheimers was very trying as I experienced the same with my grandmother. She also was quite a pioneer in her time, like Mary was. Women like them and their independence, and accomplishements need to be acknowledged!
I wish that I could attend the memorial service this next Saturday, but I will be out of the State. I do hope that all of you feel the big hug that I am sending to you. Especially to you Curt, no one can replace the hug from your mother, may it help to know that so many people care and love you in this sad time in your life. With much love and respect, Carmen Buechel Brown
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Carol O'Brien posted a condolence
Sunday, June 4, 2006
I read of Mary Virginia Blankenship's death in the Olympian, and noted that she served in the US Navy as a WAVE in World II. I want to thank her family members for Mary's service to our nation during that time, and to also let family members know that a national memorial honoring women veterans exists in Washington, DC. The Women in Military Service for America Memorial (also known as WIMSA) sits at an entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, and includes photographs and testimonies concerning our female servicemembers. You can access the website at womensmemorial.org or call 1 800 222 2294 for information. You can register Mary Virginia as a woman veteran so that her photo, as well as information about where and when she served, will become part of a data base at the Memorial. I hope you will consider this. As you grieve over your loss, I also hope that this email to you may be of some comfort that this aspect of Mary Virginia's life can be acknowleldged by a grateful nation. You certainly may telephone me if you have any questions regarding the Memorial. I, too, am a woman veteran (US Army Nurse Corps, 1966-1988) . Our home telephone number is 360 956 0473, in Olympia.
Lastly, in the gospel of John in the Bible, we can read what Jesus said to Martha, a friend who was grieving the death of her brother. Jesus said, " I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die." John 11: 25-26
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