09/24/2026
It’s hard to believe that Lisa is gone - she leaves a big hole in our lives. But consider this: Two weeks ago we were laughing and talking about life’s rich variety. Lisa, in her 85th year was in two rock’n’roll bands and beginning rehearsals for another year of the Hoggetowne Harpers, a musical mainstay for decades at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire. It’s certainly not too much to say that she was the glue that held that group together over the years. She was also helping to raise two incredible teenagers into her 80s. Just recently she had returned from England and before that, Japan. She had hardly slowed down before coming to a full stop. To my thinking that’s a great way to go
Lisa and I worked a lot together over the decades at Hoggetowne, Madrigals, and festivals. She was professional, dependable, and kind. I loved her along with everyone else from Gilchrest County Schools to the Dudley Historic Farm. But I really remember her lovingly for bringing her lap steel to an Open House Fun Raiser at the Theatre of Memory. She sat in the shell room and graciously played music from the world of SpongeBob SquarePants beneath the sea, smiling at all who swam by.
