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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up:  Sadness In Our Farmgirl Family  |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 6:36:05 PM
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One of our local farmgirls, Patti Zylawy, lost her husband this morning. Mark (who was 40 years old) was a Portland Police officer and on his way to work. He had car problems and when he got out of his car he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. Mark was a 17 year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau.
Mark and Patti have been close friends of mine and Missy's for over 10 years. When we decided to form our Farmgirl chapter Patti was so excited to be a part of it. Patti, Missy, Patricia, and I shared a vendor's booth at Farm Fair 2006. Her husband Mark came along to help set up and to make sure we were all safe and taken care of. That is the kind of man he was.
He and Patti have 4 children and he was what every father should be. Patti had often commented to us that Mark spent so much time with their kids that she would ask him when it was her turn for attention!
Their marriage was one of those where husband and wife were joined at the hip. We often said that we didn't know what would happen to Patti if she didn't have Mark. Sadly that has now come to be a reality.
Please keep Patti and her family in your prayers.
My Etsy Shop http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
The Rustic Cottage Blog http://therusticcottage.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Flair Etsy Team http://farmgirlsonetsy.blogspot.com
PROUD FARMGIRL SISTER #100
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 6:42:51 PM
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Awful. Just awful. Patti and her children are for sure in my prayers for some time to come. Thinking of you, too, and knowing how difficult it must be to see a friend suffer through this.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 6:43:30 PM
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Sending up prayers.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4745 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 6:48:55 PM
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How terrible. I'm so sorry to hear about Patti and her children's loss. Sending prayers there way too.
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Firemama
True Blue Farmgirl
1731 Posts
Amanda
Medical Lake
WA
USA
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
6418 Posts |
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sissysquilts
True Blue Farmgirl
368 Posts
sissy
wa
USA
368 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 7:42:36 PM
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Kay you let me know what I can do to help out. I'll email you my cell number etc. and if there's anything at all just hollar. I'll definitely keep her in my prayers. I can't even imagine what she is going through, it's just awful.
Sissy
Farmgirl Sister #117
"The good stars met in your horoscope. Made you of spirit,fire and dew"
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 9:01:24 PM
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Oh my!! I will sure keep them in my prayers. I am so sorry you lost a friend too!! What a tragic thing to have happen!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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PlumCreekMama
True Blue Farmgirl
730 Posts
Heather
Iowa
USA
730 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 9:10:56 PM
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 9:13:38 PM
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Oh I am so sorry to hear this news! What a tragic day!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
Please come visit Nora and I our our new blog:
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 10:06:11 PM
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I'm soo so sorry!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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Farmtopia
True Blue Farmgirl
1465 Posts
Zan
New York
New York
USA
1465 Posts |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 10:37:19 PM
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Patti is the kind of girl who is always ready to help. Kay and I just borrowed her aluminum tables for a show last month. She had the best kind of marriage. Her and Mark's eldest child just got married last summer. The police are giving Mark their highest praise. He was a truly good man.
Patricia
Proud Farmgirl Sister #19
Rusty Chicks Chapter
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2008 : 11:26:14 PM
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Thank you all for your kind thoughts and prayers. Missy talked to Patti briefly tonight and she said that Patti was doing pretty well. Patti said that she is so comforted by the fact that she knows her husband is with the Lord. The story of Mark's death was on the news stations tonight. The police that were interviewed said so many wonderful things. And, as one officer said, it's not just accolades for someone that has passed. What they are saying is all the truth of what a wonderful officer and family man Mark was.
I am going to print off all the comments and give them to Patti when I feel the time is right. I know that she will be comforted by your words.
My Etsy Shop http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
The Rustic Cottage Blog http://therusticcottage.blogspot.com
Farmgirl Flair Etsy Team http://farmgirlsonetsy.blogspot.com
PROUD FARMGIRL SISTER #100
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2008 : 05:59:19 AM
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I am so sorry. These are the things we never want to happen, and I pray that Patti will find a strength she did not even know she had.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2008 : 06:18:46 AM
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2008 : 06:20:18 AM
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My heart goes out to Patti and her family. It is such a tragedy,when you lose someone that quickly you are so totally blindsided. I pray for her and their family and friends. May God's love and guidance help her through this terrible time.
Mary Jane
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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amyartgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
991 Posts
Amy
Junction City
Ohio
USA
991 Posts |
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2008 : 07:46:57 AM
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How terrible...Patti and her family will be in my thoughts and prayers!
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2008 : 07:49:31 AM
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So very sorry to hear this. Her family will be in my prayers. When we wake up in the morning we never know how the day will end. It ended so sadly for this family.
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
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myfairlady636
True Blue Farmgirl
226 Posts
Janice
Fort Bridger
WY
USA
226 Posts |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
5602 Posts |
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Hogs & Quiches & Prayers Round-up: Sadness In Our Farmgirl Family |
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