Gail Hyland passed
Posted April 11, 2013 at 5:52 pm by Tim Dustrude
Sad news to hear that our friend Gail passed last weekend…
Gail B. Hyland
Gail’s spirit will remain forever etched in our minds. She loved Friday Harbor with her entire heart. She glowed with pride when talking about Friday Harbor, and this love and pride, held by so many other San Juan Island residents, is precisely what makes the island community so special.
Born in East Orange, NJ, graduated high school from Sammamish High in Bellevue, WA, then graduated from the University of Washington. She craved learning something each day, whether the Latin root name of a flower or an interesting fact regarding the US constitution or Founding Fathers. She volunteered at the local Grange (both #225 and #966), the library, her church, and Great Island Clean-Up, among others.
As most realtors do, Gail loved walking into a home for the first time. She raved about wildlife (birds especially) during her field trips with the San Juan Island Audubon society. Tennis was her favorite sport, with her favorite tennis court located on the Westside atop Mt. Dallas.
From her cat “Missy” to all family and friends, she is admired and missed.
All are welcome to attend her Celebration of Life service, especially if she touched your life. The Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday April 20th at the #966 Grange on First St. at 2:00 pm.
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5 comments:
5 comments...
A lovely woman I will genuinely miss. Her bright smile was infectious.
San Juan has lost a wonderful spirit. She shared her love of life with everyone she met. We are better and stronger to have known her.
Welcoming and unjudgmental. I am glad I ran into her a few years ago; I have been blessed by knowing her.
Your notice was forwarded to me by my friends Linda and Bob Barnhart, when I asked them if they knew Gail. She was in my class at Highland Junior High and Sammamish in Bellevue, and I want you to know she was just as beautiful and upbeat then as you (and Linda) have described her in her last years. I’m sure it’s no surprise to you to know she was always a cheerleader, and our homecoming queen.
Helene Solheim
East Lansing, Michigan
Gail was one of those people who seemed to have a permanent smile on her face, no matter what the circumstances in her life were. She lived for “today” , not looking back at what “yesterday” held. I felt it was such a special gift she gave to her wonderful son and new daughter in law by being a treasured part of their wedding in November..so many special memories for them
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