The Watercooler for 11/01/09 1:00 AM

Because she was so worried about annilow's absence, I went looking.  Didn't find a lot.  She gave me some more information, and I found way too much.

Annilow died in Florida, on October 9

Ann Aldrich
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS-Ann Dunn Aldrich, 66, a lifelong resident of Keystone Heights, died on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at the Haven Hospice Robert's Care Center in Palatka.
Mrs. Aldrich was born in Jacksonville on Nov. 11, 1942, to the late Dean Tyler and Ethel Dunn Aldrich Sr. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Aldrich received her master's degree and was an English teacher at the Santa Fe Community College.
She is survived by her brother, James Michael Aldrich of South Daytona.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions please be made to Haven Hospice of the Lakes, 6400 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, FL 32177. Arrangments are under the care of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home of Keystone Heights.

  This is the last thing of hers on the web I was able to find.  In her own words:

Saturday, September 26, 2009

50 Years in 50 Words (More or less)

(We welcome YOUR '50 in 50' entries, pictures (headshots) too...)

My Life in a List by Ann Aldrich (168 words)

10 –Trips abroad: China, Africa, Europe X 5, Mexico, Canada, Argentina

9 - Places I’ve called home : Atlanta, Gainesville FL, Los Altos CA, Honolulu, Buffalo, Manhattan, Los Gatos CA, San Jose CA, Keystone Heights FL

8 – Skills learned in adulthood: cooking, computers, tennis, typing, speedwriting, money management, putting in contact lenses, driving a car

7 – Dogs: Irish Setter, Cockerpoo, Golden Retriever, Muttley, American Eskimo Cross, Florida Cracker Dog, Scottie cross

6 - Jobs: elementary teacher, sales rep, secretary, IT analyst, corporate trainer, community college instructor

5 – Autos: Corvair, VW Beetle, Mercury Lynx, Mercury Tracer, Chevy Tracker

4 – Pianos bought and sold: Wurlitzer, Kimball, Sohmer, Yamaha all uprights

3 – Addictions overcome: alcohol, cigarettes, tranquilizers

2 – College degrees: BA Queens Charlotte, MAT Emory (also ex-husbands)

1 – Children: Andrew George, born and died in infancy, 1973, Stanford CA

Posted by Annilow at "2009-09-26  8:51 AM

 http://annilow.blogspot.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/annilow/

The last photo she uploaded:

TANGO PHOTO

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Uploaded on Aug 20, 2009

	Ann Aldrich

Ann was born in Jacksonville and grew up in Atlanta. She spent most of her adult years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she learned computers on the job. She moved to Florida in 1999, and has been teaching College Success at SFC since 2001. Ann has a B.A. from Queens College, Charlotte and an M.A.T. from Emory University in Atlanta. She likes to travel and has visited most of the USA, Canada, Mexico, China, and Europe. Ann lives in Keystone Heights with Cady the dog and Tony the cat. She has been teaching in Community Education for almost 2 years.

http://dept.sfcollege.edu/ce/meetthesfaffA.html

Rest in Peace, sweet anni.

Sad news...you'll be missed.

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RIP Sweetheart--you'll be sorely missed

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/opinion/01dowd.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

Barack Obama, the wunderkind who came out of nowhere to win the presidency, was supposed to push America out of the ditch and into a glittering future. But modernity is elusive when you’re in a time machine to the 14th century called Afghanistan. The tableau of Obama at Dover evoked the last line of “The Great Gatsby:” “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

As Obama comforted families at a tragic moment, he also had to contemplate a tragic dimension of his own presidency: It’s nice to talk about change, but you can’t wipe away yesterday.

Obama wants to be the cosmopolitan president of the world, and social engineer at home to improve the lives of Americans.

But what he had in mind for renovating American society hinged on spending a lot of money on energy, education, the environment and health care. Instead, he has been trapped in the money pits of a recession and two wars.

For now, the man who promised revolution will have to settle for managing adversity.

It is, as Yogi Berra said, “déjà vu all over again.”

Another good person from the 2003-04 Dean era...............

We all got to know such a fine person it is hard not to feel the loss of our Annilow joined with those others who have gone before. I doubt I will be alone if I hear Opera when I see a crop circle, and it will have the sound of an angel's choir. 

take care all

RIP Anni,

Anni and I never met physically, though we didn't live that far apart and meeting had briefly been mentioned once.

I had no idea Anni was ill. Does anyone have any knowledge of that?

Anni, we shall miss your comments here. Her comments and pictures during and after her trip to Africa were outstanding as she was.