[at-l] Ann McDuff of "Annie and the Salesman" has died

[spiriteagle99@xxxxxxxxxxx (Jim and/or Ginny Owen)]

I'll just forward this - in a week of loss and sorrow, this is more than I
have words for.
Walk softly,
Jim



>From: Bill O'Brien <billo@aldha.org>
>To: billo@aldha.org
>Subject: Ann McDuff of "Annie and the Salesman" has died
>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 13:53:57 -0500
>
>Dear fellow hikers,
>
>Please join me in mourning the loss of a dear friend. Ann McDuff, of "Annie
>and the Salesman," was killed yesterday while riding her  bike near her
>home in Fairhope, Alabama.
>
>Her son Laurence ("Fairhope" of 1992) called me this morning with the news.
>
>I've posted a personal tribute to her on the ALDHA Web page and I would be
>happy to include any thoughts you might want to add to that. Her funeral
>will be Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Daphne, Ala., in case
>anyone who's nearby can make it. There is a link in the online tribute to a
>news story that ran today about the accident, with details on the service.
>
>I am personally devastated by this news, especially when I think about all
>the people in ALDHA she touched during her all-too-brief
>time on the trail. She gave an eloquent testimonial at the 2000 Gathering
>and was there once again in attendance with her husband
>Larry at last year's Gathering.
>
>If anyone has any pictures of Ann they would like to share on the Web page,
>please send those along as well.
>
>Condolences can be sent to the McDuffs at P.O. Box 164, Montrose, AL
>36559-0164.
>
>She was quite fond of ALDHA Gatherings and Trail Days. While she always
>traveled light, she never forgot to carry along a smile,
>especially for those times when she spotted trail friends at hiker
>get-togethers. Walk in peace, Ann.
>
>
>~Bill O'Brien


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