After a short illness, Sierra Regional Ski for Light has lost one of its pillars. Vicki was hospitalized on Friday May 2nd with multiple strokes and a heart attack. She lost her battle for life on Monday, May 12th. She was 71 years old. Her involvement with SRSFL goes back more than 25 years. She served the group in many ways including more than one term as Board President. For many years we worked together to train new guides. It will be difficult to train new guides without her! She was a brilliant teacher, a peacemaker, a counselor and a musician with an amazing voice. Vicki met the many challenges she faced in life with optimistic hopefulness.
Perhaps the best way to describe Vicki is with her own words taken from her Spirit Alive website, “Now who am I really? I love the outdoors; hiking, cross country skiing, climbing mountains and taking long walks with my guide dog. I’m a radio news junky; I love to sing and play guitar; I’ll talk for hours over tea, coffee or wine; I love being stirred to the depths of my soul by good books, movies and music; and I love dark chocolate. I am a happily married, hopelessly independent, flaming idealist who believes there is still hope for this planet.”
It is hard to imagine SRSFL without her. You will be greatly missed dear friend!
Edie Lott, SRSFL Board President
