Team Paxton: June 2019

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Today's News

May, 1987

Due West - Lynn Hestir Wegener, 74, died Wednesday, June 12, at AnMed Health in Anderson, following a brief illness.

Lynn is survived by Joseph, her husband of 52 years, her brother Brad Hestir and sister Lee Hestir Silver of western NC, sons David and James, daughters Laura and Naomi, 8 grandchildren and one great-grandson, and numerous family and friends. She is preceded in rest by her brother Brent and son John.

January, 2019

Raised in Texas, Lynn developed an early passion for literature and languages, earning a degree from Eckerd College. She employed her linguistic skills in numerous local papers and periodicals, teaching at local public and private schools and colleges, and in homeschooling her children. Lynn also instilled a deep love for arts, language, science, and the Bible through daily readings to her family.

Lynn wrote, edited, and published articles in publications throughout upstate SC, including The Abbeville Press and Banner, The Honea Path Chronicle, Organic Gardening, Mother Earth News, and various other periodicals.

Lynn enjoyed volunteering with the American Red Cross, where her linguistic skills in Spanish, Russian, and German were used. She and Joe also sponsored multiple refugee families from southeast Asia and former Communist countries throughout the 80s and 90s, providing homes, jobs, and teaching English.

A graveside service is held on June 13 in Due West, and a memorial service will be at Temple B’nai Israel in Anderson June 16th at 4:30 pm.

Friday, June 7, 2019

Life goes on...and other indisputable facts...

Mayan ruins in Progresso, Mexico

It has been more than a year since we arrived in Illinois, and took up residence in what can only be described as the stinkiest town I have ever experienced.

We have found an incredible church family, made friends, are part of a small group, are involved in music, and ministry, and school, and jobs...mine, Jason's, Heather's, Justin's, Leah's...Katherine is the only one who has yet to acquire a job...not for lack of desire.

This year has been FULL.
January saw me and Katherine driving 12 hours to South Carolina, to spend the next two weeks while my mother was in the hospital, and then driving 12 hours back in a snowstorm.

Cruise pic

February is my birthday month...this year was my 50th, and Jason and I went for a cruise with some friends to Cozumel and Progresso, Mexico.

Cruise pic

March was the month Jason and I went to Milwaukee, WI, for a weekend workshop for veterans who had been deployed, and visited with friends from our Bible college years who minister in Racine, WI.

April 17th was the due date for our grandson, though he didn't arrive until the 25th. Everyone was able to spend some time in Massachusetts, and I was privileged to be there for the birth, and act as doula. Then Katherine and I drove 16 hours back to Illinois so I could be back at work.

May is Indy 500 month...Jason and I were able to go for the first time, and he was honored to be included in some of the pre-race hoopla...and apparently ended up on TV. We also had a visitor for a week, Justin spent a week in Louisiana for his best friend's graduation, and Jason was able to go back to Massachusetts to see the grandson for the first time.

Meanwhile, Leah and Katherine finished up another school year. Justin started classes at the local community college and has started the application process for some other schools. Heather is working as a Manager-in-Training/Co-manager for her store. Jon is still in Virginia Beach, working 2, or 3, or 4 jobs. Frances and Nick are adjusting to life with a not-so-little new baby, and Frances is getting ready to go back to work...trying to figure out daycare logistics.

Still waiting for life to slow down a little...someone please let me know when that happens!!