Updates for 2007Q1 appear below from oldest to newest, the reason for this reversal from past journals is because several entries into this Journal, Virginia goes to meet our Maker. Mark will be continuing to update it in the near term in order to communicate effectively with all our friends regarding near term issues relating to this event. Please honor her by following along. Fortunately I have no lack of people to talk to, there are over 1200 of you.

Monday, January 1, 2007, 10:00am

Happy New Year!!

Hope all is going well for you and yours as this new year approaches. I've been pretty tired. Will have to write more about that and our future plans in the near future.

Sunday, January 7, 2007, 12:50am

This entry was inserted by Mark later than the posting date, Virginia is having difficulty making journal entries. I will insert notes from time to time on her behalf.

Today (Jan 7) Virginia got pulled over by police for not signaling a turn at 27^th and Reed Market in Bend, Oregon. The policeman asked if she had been drinking, breathalyzed her, and then let her off with a warning. When I got home from work, Virginia said she'd been pretty woozy, but she hadn't been drinking nor was she on medication other than for Blood Pressure. Virginia and I decided at that point that she should not drive again until things cleared up. She also reduced dramatically both her walking and her eating. As you can see she wan not posting here either for the most part. Increasingly she just sat on the couch reading a book, praying, studying or in a daze. As an excuse she said it was cold outside. I began to fear for her while I was gone, and that I might find her hurt or dead when I came home. I had switched to graveyard shift of 4 tens at the mountain so that I could be with her/around during the days. This seemed to confuse her even further. Virginia had always dreamed of going to Hawaii. So I scheduled / arranged a vacation in February to Hawaii. Should the worst occur, I didn't want her to leave this earth without being to check off the dreams from her list as accomplished. She always wanted to be a Public Speaker, a dream fulfilled in her Stonecroft / CWC ministry work. She wanted to Paint and Write, both of which she did well, and she wanted to go see Hawaii.

Saturday, January 20, 3:38pm

Dear friends and family,

I am aware that I haven't been writing much. Because it is serious enough, I've decided to write what is actually going on with me so you can pray or send thoughts my way. Those of you who read my journal are probably aware that I have been battling breast cancer. I choose to believe in God, not wishing to to follow man. My mother died 5 years after her breast cancer was discovered despite accepting full medical regimen as prescribed by her doctors. I've already made it for 10 since discovering mine, without accepting any of the invasive treatments prescribed to me. Medical statistics assume that if a cancer victim is still alive seven years after detection of the cancer, then they have been cured.

I still believe in divine healing and believe I will see complete healing. However, I have been having some issues. Last fall I began to have trouble with keeping food down. Therefore, I lost a lot of weight rapidly, muscle ability, etc. I rarely vomit but am so weak that I don't do much for myself. Some friends have offered to have me visit for a while so they can watch my intake and help me walk--in other words, help build myself back up. I still feel pretty good as long as I'm not expending energy. The pain I have in my joints when I am trying to walk affects the amount of exercise I'm getting these days..

I will be off-line for a time. However, Mark assures me he will get me reattached to the computer as soon as possible.

Please keep checking this journal so you will know that I'm back up again. I would greatly love to hear from those who have been reading my journal on a regular basis. It would encourage me to know that you are out there. I can naturally be reached at our Livingston address. I know you can find it on copies of both our online newsletter and the printed copy. There is also a link to email on the newsletters. Please do not use any address in Oregon, as it has changed yet again

Until later!.

Saturday January 20, 2007: Insertion by Mark. Since Virginia decided to be candid, I will insert more information in this journal (including the one previous entry). Please tolerate that I am not near the quality of writer she is.

After being asked by long time friends, the Graydon Drown family, to visit several times over the past few weeks, and months, Virginia and I decided to drive across the Cascades to go stay with them for a couple of days. They realized quickly that Virginia was in a bad way, and asked her to come stay with them indefinitely, where a large family would be around her. This was an answer to prayer. I had been wondering what to do next perhaps take her to Lubbock where her father lives. I'd have to give up my job to do this, and both she and my father in law thought she'd “give up” if she went home. Yet Virginia's health is such that I feared for her safety when I was at work, with no one to be around her.

Last Edited Thursday, January 20, 2007, 6pm:A Letter that Virginia wrote to be posted in case the worst should happen

Dear Family and Friends,

As of the latest edit of this letter originally written Jan 1, 2007, I still believe that I will live a long and productive life, having claimed the healing that Yeshua (Jesus' real name) purchased for me by how he lived and died. Prudence however states that I should write a goodbye letter for you in case I am in error, and move on to whatever Father in Heaven has for me next.

I've enjoyed writing our BBtJ Newsletter and posting to the journal and articles to the website over the last several years. Mark knows where this letter is and will post this letter as my last entry in the current http://www.bbtj.org/journals, and also email it to all of you for whom we have email addresses. So if you are seeing this today, then I have moved on.

For the body I leave behind, I want the simplest and quickest preparations allowed by law, followed by cremation. Mark will take the ashes back to Lubbock. He and my father can decide the disposition of the remains, probably among my father's beautiful roses... I carefully considered the options and feel that cremation does not violate any biblical principles.

I appreciate the tears I know will be shed at my passing. I have met loads of people during the last 51 years. As everyone impacts each person they meet, I know there were good memories on both sides.

My sister Julia can be reached at Julia and Sammy O”Dell, 4122 S. Hughes St, Amarillo, TX 79110 and my father at Kight Lane, 2306 61^st St, Lubbock, TX 79412. They are both in the phone book. Mark's contact info can be found at the end of this letter. Our official address is still in Livingston, TX.

Many people might want to come for a funeral. Instead, please celebrate my life in a way that makes you happy. If you really want to send flowers, we would instead appreciate a small donation that Mark can use towards funeral expenses or help pay off my medical expenses from 2002. Anything is appreciated but nothing is expected.

I'll be seeing you all later!

Sincerely

Virginia Hannah Lane Bolzern

Note by Mark: Our 149 Rainbow Drive # 4971, Livingston, TX 77399 address will forward cards and letters, but it will discard packages, flowers, and anything large. Please do not send anything larger than a letter, as I have to pay for forwarding. I am too mobile to provide any other address, have never been a flower person, and frankly have nowhere to place and view flowers anyhow.

Wednesday, January 25, 2007:

Insertion by Mark: Today I moved Virginia to the Drown's home. They remodeled a room that two of their children had been in and dedicated it to be Virginia's new home. We cannot accept Hospice care, because Hospice demands one accept they are going to die, and allows no attempt to treat or heal the problem. If one attempts cure, the Hospice people will leave Hospice' purpose is only to help care for and make comfortable the dying until they do die.

But Virginia and I still expect her to be 100% healed, only waiting for it to be manifested in the physical, not die. How could we keep up this faith? Well first of all Jesus took stripes and was bruised for our healing. It is already done. Second, Virginia has already been totally healed of a troubled birth, and two major diseases that people usually die from. She started life as a preemie that was kept in a hospital incubator for 20 days after birth. Of the diseases she's already beaten, first was Hepatitis C, and second was MCS/EI. Breast Cancer is just another disease to be beaten just as those were.

Friday, February 2, 2007, 6pm:

As always, caring for others, and realizing that the family who opened their home to her might need legal protection in case the worst should happen, Virginia wrote the following letter:

Date: Feb 2, 2007

To Whom it may concern:

I am battling cancer, and I still believe I can beat it. However the doctors I've spoken with told me that I am in the final stages, and basically there is nothing they can do other than give me pain medication if I want it. So I am providing this letter for the protection of the people around me.

Basically the doctor's prognosis was “go home and die”.

Since I am currently weak, and often need help, my husband Mark Bolzern and I together decided to take Graydon and Robyn Drown up on their kind offer of a room in their home This way a family member can be available to help me anytime I need it, 24 hours a day.

If a decision needs to be made on my behalf I will make it as far as I am able, however Graydon or Robyn know my wishes and I trust them to speak for me as necessary. If in their judgment severity requires it and time permits, they will contact Mark who will also be staying here as he is able 3-4 days a week. If Mark can be reached in time, he will make any final and irreversible decisions on my behalf. In any case, don't keep me artificially alive via machines or resuscitate me into a quality of life less than I currently have as I sign this.

Any and all of my belongings transfer to Mark in the event of my inability to function rationally or demise. He knows my wishes and will honor them as far as he is able. It is just “stuff”.

Signed

Virginia H. Lane Bolzern

PS: I've decided to use Hannah instead of Harriet for the H. in my name.

Later Note: Hannah means “Grace”, while Harriet means “Home Ruler”

Tuesday Feb 6, 2007 Virginia's husband Mark chiming in, from here on out

We think we may have found the “cure for cancer”. Virginia has tried thousands of different things over the last 10 years that she has been fighting this thing. None ever had the level of effectiveness that this does. We have been using this combination for about a month now. Virginia has been getting stronger with a some occasional regressions. We think the worst is behind us, what a testimony this will be. What are we doing?

It's a five pronged attack.

1. Essiac to chemically attack the cancer, purify blood and help her liver eliminate toxins. We are buying this herbal tea mixture from “The Herb Lady” in Salem, Oregon. She has no web site so I cannot link her. There is quite a story behind Essiac, and it came within 3 votes of being ratified in Canada as the country's official cure for cancer. Here are some Essiac links. Dr Glum Interview, Another Dr. Glum Interview, Investigative Article, and a more general site on Essiac.

2. 4Life Transfer Factor to boost Virginia's immune system. Transfer Factor informs white blood cells of all sorts of threats. In this case I hoped that her immune system would learn after all this time that cancer is actually an enemy. No cancer or other disease for that matter can stand up to the human immune system unless it goes unrecognized by the white blood cells as a problem. This is a multi-level sales based product, and I (Mark) am taking 4Life Transfer Factor Plus Advanced and 4Life MalePro myself, while I have Virginia on Transfer Factor Plus Advanced and on Belle Vie instead of MalePro. I have already seen a marked difference in my own ability to heal (which encouraged Virginia greatly), and I know many others personally for whom this is true as well, including the overcoming of major things like cancer, diabetes, muscle & joint pain and more. You can even call to hear a toll free 24 hour recording by Dr. Rob Robertson at 1 866 315-4002 . Most people sign up as dealers for improved pricing as I did with no interest in selling, and then after experiencing the product many go on to sell it without hardly trying just because they like it.

3. Cancer Fighting Soup, complete nutrition, antioxidants and fiber, everything the body wants and needs for food. Very Healthy, we made it all organic. It's pretty tasty food. Mark doesn't mind eating it regularly, neither did Virginia.

4. Liquid Multi-Vitamin/Mineral plus extra iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium to supplement the above. These were obtained from the Herb Lady as well..

5. Fresh, Organic straight from the Goat, Goat Milk which Virginia loves, and Fresh straight from the Chicken Fertilized Eggs. Since the Drown family runs a small farm, these things are here for the asking.

It is working! The main tumor (larger than her left breast) on her left side seems to be breaking up. I've added links further describing each of the above items so that others can try them too. The Transfer Factor link will sign you up in my “downline” if you choose to do so.

Tuesday Feb 18, 2007

Our plane to Hawaii left Portland today without us. I didn't think Virgina was well enough to endure the 5 hour plus flight, and would probably never leave our room if I did take her. So I am still taking my pre-arranged paid vacation to stay with Virginia care for her, and help her get settled in at the Drown's home from Wednesday February 14 through Thursday March 1 after which I have to return to work. This instead of trying to go to Hawaii as planned. I regret not taking her earlier so she could have checked this dream off her list as done.

Saturday March 10, 2007

After the improvement came a sudden turn for the worse

In the evening of March 7, 2007, as she panted shallowly and her heart raced, I put Virginia to bed, and I told her repeatedly “You are a Good Girl, and I Love you”. She always doubted that she was a good girl. I also commanded “Rest, Peace and Healing in Jesus name”, I repeated these things over and over all night long as I held her. I also prayed silently that “God either heal her completely or take her” because her condition had become something that is my worst nightmare, not living at all. This condition is one of only existing, with others serving in every detail, able to do virtually nothing for oneself. Virgina was unable to walk, get up, take herself to the bathroom etc. She had only occasional clarity of mind, which reduced in frequency and duration over the last few days. Even when she had clarity of mind, she often couldn't say what she meant to say, even though I could tell she often understood what I'd said. How terrible to be a prisoner in a failing body.

In the morning when I got up, I changed her diaper and moved her from her bed to the recliner chair. From that point she began having pain that did not let up. She had been panting all night and the previous day, with low blood pressure, and an elevated 160 beats per minute heart rate.

I held Virginia's hand, and added “It's ok to go to sleep”. She so needed rest. She started repeating “We've got to do” over and over again, but never got to the next word, this went on for about half an hour, then she started to fade, and finally went to sleep.

I have held her hand so many times before fearing she would never wake up, that I didn't believe this would actually be the time. We expected healing right up to the end. By about 11am, Virginia graduated to whatever God has for her next.

Virginia's hand started to get cool, I checked for pulse on her wrist and didn't find one, but I did on her neck. I continued to hold her hand as she got cooler. I checked for pulse on her neck again, and realized it was my own pulse I was feeling. At David D rown'ssuggestion, I checked her iris for reaction to light... they didn't react, so I called 911.

I guess it was an answer to prayer, even if it was not the answer I wanted. Virginia is no longer in pain. She is in a better place with the one who knows best.. It is me and her other friends that I'm sad for. I've lost my best friend. Even so I am grateful for a fantastic 20 years of marriage, two more months would have been 21 years. Yes, I'm crying as I write this. I never found out what it was Virginia thought we were supposed to do. If it still matters, I suppose I'll find out eventually. I never left Virginia's side that morning until after the police came.

The Cure was working, the tumors seemed to be breaking up. But the apparently cancer was too advanced, we found the cure combination too late. It seems that Virginia died as much of the toxins being released from the cancer being dissolved as of the cancer itself. Virginia was already down to 75 pounds in weight from her peak of 140 or so six months earlier. The immediate cause of death was probably flem and fluid in her lungs. I didn't recognize it at the time, and there was probably nothing I could have done about it if I had.

What now? I need to honor the over 1200 relationships Virginia kept up with on a regular basis with people whom she loved and served as she could. I am going to have a hard time doing this and still working to pay bills. One thing I don't lack is people to talk to. And I need to go on with whatever Father has for me. Virginia would want me to.

I'll need to sell Bussie and Blackie (Chevy Luv 1980, 32mpg!), leaving me living in the sleeper on my truck to keep expenses low and towing Tracker. There is no life insurance, and the money I should have had from selling the company we spent so many years building is long gone. This happened after the entity that bought it, took bankruptcy without ever paying us. If any of you have been lusting after Bussie from seeing her pictures in our newsletter, by all means please let me know. I'll make you a sweet deal on her, include a lot of ancillary equipment, and help the new owner come up to speed on all the details including support over time. If you want Tracker as a tow car, speak up on that one too. BTW: you can click in the pictures in the newsletter to see them larger.

All the things I need to pay attention to are going to keep me pretty busy. Beyond this I don't know what I'll be doing yet. God will lead me in time.

Sunday March 11, 2007

I just added the following Auto-Reply to Virginia's email address:

This is a posthumous message. Virginia has Graduated! Virginia went home to be with the Lord on March 8th, 2007.

Your email will be seen by her Husband, Mark, and he may respond if he is able.

More information on final arrangements is forthcoming. Please monitor Virginia's http://www.bbtj.org/journals/vj2007Q1.html journals for the latest information as Mark gets his act together to attempt properly honoring the relationships which Virginia built and maintained regularly with over 1200 people. It's a mammoth Job, but Mark wishes to do it justice.

Many people have asked where to send cards and flowers. I am sorry but there is no good address for that, our Livingston, TX address would forward cards (at my expense) to my address of the week once a week, but they would simply discard flowers. Mark is currently in motion between many locations. Bussie has been put into storage and will be sold to pay bills should an interested buyer turn up.

Emails to Virginia's email address are ok, but regarding other things, I would appreciate if you would read Virginia's specific wishes on the matter in her final letter posted above in her journal.

In answer to the question "what can I do to help" that so many have asked, I may come up with specific things to request individually, but my immediate general answer is:

Please write down what Virginia meant to you. Anything from a sentence to several pages will be fine. About what? How knowing Virginia affected your life, maybe something she helped you with, something you admired about her, or describe a shared experience that meant something to you, or just any fond memory would be fine.

I will then compile all the submissions and add them to the end of this journal on the web site for everyone to see. They can be anonymous, or they can include your name at your option. Please send these eulogies to Virginia's email address which Mark will monitor in the near term.

Please also remove Virginia's email address from any lists, and please do not send anything you have not written yourself.

Thank you very much

Mark

PS: Please Click Here to Email Virginia's address on this site to send the requested message, and I'll post it as soon as I can. You can cut & paste into the message field from whatever text editor you use.

PPS: If you like, Financial gifts instead of flowers & such if you could spare some would help. But nothing is expected. We (Virginia and I) stepped much too far out in faith in this ministry work. We had priceless results, but there are now major debts to pay, including Virginia's old and until recently ongoing medical needs, and upcoming funeral expenses. Virginia's passing might release me from some of the debt, but that isn't looking encouraging, and interest rates may even be increase on me! But there are no regrets, and nothing is expected so don't feel guilty at all if you cannot help. I (Mark) am still healthy and able to work In time I'll probably manage to work my way out of the hole.

Thursday March 15, 2007

Virginia died March 8, and was sent for cremation on March 9 per her earlier stated wishes. I received Virginia's ashes in a box today. The Drown family children have painted and decorated a heavy duty ½ gallon canning jar as their final gift to Virginia to serve as her urn until we can spread her ashes. Virginia loved canning and cooking, was a talented painter & artist, and she spent the last days of her life with these wonderful children around her. It seems more appropriate than any of the urns I saw for sale. I will attempt to dig some of the paintings Virginia painted out of our truck and take photos of them to post here in the near future. I also plan to bring the urn, paintings, photos of her and other things to the memorial services when I get that far. There is a lot of work to be done yet.

Sunday March 18, 2007

More to come, including memorial plans in Bend Oregon, Denver Colorado, Lubbock Texas, and perhaps Anchorage Alaska and Tulsa Oklahoma.

Because there are so many people that Virginia kept relationships up with regularly, I want to honor those relationships with memorial services in as many locations where there are concentrations of people as I can.

That is, if her friends all want it. If all came to one place it would be a convention. Too big to handle in one location. It does not seem fair to ask so many people to go to the expense for everyone to travel to one location, or be restricted to only one possible date to attend. Plus I have to drive from Bend to Lubbock at some point to spread her ashes, and deliver items from our truck that Virginia wanted her family to inherit. I told Virginia I'd do this as soon as I could. Bend, Denver and Lubbock would be convenient to such a trip if expenses and timing issues can be properly resolved. It needs to occur sometime between the 15^th of April and the end of June. Earlier is better, I'll do my best.

Please Click Here to Email Virginia's address on this site to drop a message if you are interested in attending a Memorial Service / Celebration of Life Potluck (potluck so that food is scalable, no catering). You can cut & paste into the message field. Mark will be monitoring the responses. Also tell me at which of the above mentioned locations you would prefer to attend. Additionally if you could include the previously mentioned testimonial / memory / eulogy if you've not already done one, it would be appreciated.

I know that Virginia's hope and primary purpose for these events would be to allow her work to go on in the following manner. For all the people she knew and loved to meet, give them the chance to get to know one another, and use their common memory of her as the initial common ground to jump start new relationships. Relationships that can endure as friendships grow and memories of her continue to serve her friends in her place.

I'll provide specifics, details, pictures, memories and more as soon as I am able. If there is insufficient response from all of you, I may scale down what I hope to do. Thanks for caring!

Tuesday March 20, 2007

When it rains it pours I guess. I'm ready to send out the first notification message to Virginia's and my entire E-Mail list, but the web hosting provider that I use for the BBTJ.org web site notified me that they were going to migrate all accounts (including mine) on the server I am on to a new server on March 17. This will give better performance down the line... but it was not completed on schedule. Now they cannot tell me when it is going to happen. I expect there will be downtime during the migration, possibly problems that need to be fixed as a result of the migration PLUS possibly several days until everyone's browsers automatically go to the new server, while the old server will probably be gone. This is a major pain. What timing! If I proceed with notification, of course the migration will happen in the middle of it and people will wonder what happened when they cannot get to bbtj.org and this journal. Hmm, what to do..... too many people to just call via phone.

Wednesday March 21, 2007

I've updated this page further today, and have also posted the one accomplishment that I am most proud of in my life. It's best expressed by an Anniversary Card that Virginia gave me on our 20th, May 26, 2006.

Finally got the email notification message, and email lists organized. Broadcast of the email “Death in the Family” is in process right now., immediately after transmission Ben Whitfield and Darrell Stoffels called on Virginia's phone. Ben is a long time friend from Virginia's college days, and Virginia has been getting awesome multi-vitamins from Darrell for years now.

No new news or schedule on the server rebuild as yet.

Thursday March 22, 2007

I spent some time on the phone with an attorney regarding probate in Marion county Oregon where Virginia died. Apparently since Virginia held no titled assets, and had very little cash, probate is unnecessary. He told me to just mail death certificates to creditors with letter stating this fact, and see what happens. I guess we'll see. It involves about $35,000 of debt for which I am not a guarantor/signatory/user, not to mention the ones for which I am a signer. Prayers for easy dismissal or significant reduction of these would be appreciated.

Friday March 23, 2007

I spent most of the day today running around with my brother Chris as he did errands and bidding roofing jobs for his business. I helped measure and take notes, but mostly the idea was “get to know each other time”. We never had this as kids. Chris and Pam are hoping to get their garage excavated, something that they have meant to do for many months now. Once excavated, I hope to be able to use their garage space to disgorge the storage truck I've been hauling around the country and separate the keeper stuff, from the pass it on to heirs stuff, from the giveaway stuff, from the throwaway. We are supposed to have bad weather here next week, and that would slow down Chris & Pam's garage cleaning. Pray for good weather please. Once I know what is in the truck that I need to haul to Texas, I'll know what kind of car I should take, or whether to drive the truck itself. That will help with knowing what level of expenses to expect, allowing me to figure timing and schedule memorials.

I'll come back to write more on Tuesday, right now I need to go back to my Night Job at Mt Bachelor until then.. Catch you later!

Tuesday March 27, 2007

Boy, I miss Virginia ...

I'm back, but have been up all night. I am working Saturday Night, Sunday Night and Monday Night all 10pm through 10am the following morning. 3 graveyard shift 12s as a snow cat (snow groomer) Diesel Mechanic. It's nice to have 4 days in a row off, even if 2 of them are often needed to shift my body from days to nights and back. I'll be doing this through the end of the mountain's ski season, then they'll want me to go back to 5 8 hour days. If they do I'll probably still have to take a lot of days off.

The problem is out of a total of eight people in the Vehicle Maintenance department, four of us have had someone in our immediate family die in the last 3 weeks. It is eerie, and hard on the department for trying to get work done.

Chris and Pam (mostly Pam) have their garage mostly cleaned out. They intend to let me start unloading into it tomorrow. I have this website to maintain, email to respond to, stuff to sort, people to call back, taxes to do, a bus to clean out and make minor repairs so that it can be sold, memorials to plan, gigabytes of computer storage to scavenge information from to make sure it does not get lost, and so much more. Thanks for being patient with me!

Wednesday March 28, 2007

I hit the hay in my sleeper yesterday about 1pm, slept till 8pm or so, then got up and located the files for an Autobiographical Alaska book that Virginia had been writing in our earlier years, eventually intending to publish it. I wen back to sleep about 9pm until 8am to try to shift back to day schedule.

Virginia's book is still in pretty rough form, and she always intended to complete it. She was thrown for a loop when we moved to Colorado, even though she had a much nicer house there.. Thinking back, I should not have done this, we should have stayed in Alaska despite the fact that AT&T deception and resulting reputation killed my business there to the point that I was not able to get new clients, only keep current ones plus the occasional direct referral.. What I didn't realize at the time was the depression in Alaska was almost over, we'd made it through, and business was in fact about to take off once my competitors collapsed a year later. Income was not great, but it was acceptable by then!

Virginia's Alaska book is far too big a job for me to clean up at this time, so I've converted the files to HTML and posted then in the ArtProse area of this website. If any of you are talented editors, have time, and would like to take on a job, please let me know.

So now about all that is missing from Virginia's journal are the years between moving to Colorado (about 88), to just before going to Bible School in Colorado Springs (2003), or about 15 years of insane company building and the AT&T Lawsuit. This is the time during which I helped pioneer a new Computer Operating System which has been keeping Microsoft from acting totally like a monopoly. It is called Linux, and is not as prevalent in the USA as it is in the rest of the world. I might write more about this another time. The reason I mention it is that Virginia loyally served as accountant, finance manager, staff supervisor, packing and shipping, and about every other job a telemarketing and online e-commerce company can have during this time. The company grew to about 15 regular employees before we got Venture Capital (Big Mistake) and it took five people to replace what Virginia was doing. The sad thing is that it left little to no time for her writing or painting. What I didn't realize is that she hated bookkeeping (she did such a great job), and had she not been so loyal she might have left me during this trying time. You can find a lot of public information on this time if you hit any search engine using just my name “Mark Bolzern”. What you won't get is a complete picture OR the personal side of the story.

10am, off to find some breakfast

I'm back. I have distilled the emails I have received so far from people regarding Virginia's passing. Some have described memories of interaction with Virginia, or memories of her. Sharing those memories is part of what will make this site the primary memorial of Virginia, and helps me to plan / facilitate the upcoming “Celebration of Life / Memorial Meetings”.

Friday March 30, 2007

Yesterday I finally got most of the truck unloaded into the Garage. Garage is full and truck still has one layer of boxes covering the entire floor. This is workable. Starting next week, I'll start opening and sorting stuff in the truck, then I'll move on to the Garage.

The very last box I laid my hands on was the main one I wanted to get out. It has Virginia's paintings in it. I want to photograph them and perhaps make some prints. I was not sure I had them. Many people have told us how good they are when they saw them hanging in our home in Aurora, CO. At least one is owned by another family and hanging in an upscale home in Aurora. I'll need to arrange to take a photograph of it.. One of Virginia's dreams had been to sell her paintings. So I am going to take photographs to post on this site, perhaps arrange for prints that can be sold, and also sell the originals. These paintings along with some other items will be presented at Virginia's “Memorials”.

That is all for now, because today I need to go help a lady from work move from one house to another. If she wants, I can rearrange the boxes remaining in my truck enough to load and move hers. Then I'll need to shift my schedule and go back to work. I'll probably be back on Tuesday or Wednesday. Next week I need to spend a lot of time her at Chris' to sort stuff, and I also need to make a run to Stayton to pick up the final mail packages to that address, as well as spend some time with the Drowns. I wish that I could let Virginia's various friends look over this stuff and take what they want. But that I just not practical when her friends are spread all over the country, or the world for that matter.

There are quite a few phone messages and emails that I have not yet responded to. Please be patient, I'll get to you as soon as I can. I should be ready to start scheduling memorials next week, enough people have responded from every area but Tulsa. Presently it looks like Bend, Denver, Lubbock, Anchorage, possibly in that order.

Pam Adler, Cheryl Freese, and Pat Abernathy were all very special friends to Virginia. They have each offered to help put together the memorial service for her. I just gave them each other's contact information. While speaking this morning, we decided that we are shooting for a tentative memorial date of April 14^th here in Bend, OR. We still need to confirm a facility that can handle 200+ people, which might still require a date change. This memorial will truly be a “Celebration of Life” done as Virginia would want it, and serve as a prototype for the others in other locations. We will do it in a hall with tables for people to sit at, and tables along the wall for potluck dishes people bring. Everyone needs to be able to be able to participate if they wish, or just attend if they prefer. I would like for people to bring memories and we'll pass around a microphone. I want someone to play some of her favorite music pieces. I will have Virginia's paintings present, with both originals and prints (if I can get them done in time) being available for purchase should someone want to keep a memory of her (and fulfilling one of her dreams). Ideas are coming together. I'll let you know more as I know more.

For more, follow this continuation link 2007/Q2

Above is the Journal for 2007Q1. Here is the the subsequent wrap up journal for 2007/Q2 Or the previous one at Virginia's Journal 2006/Q4