Author: the lilypad

from Kathy I was invited to Lillian’s 70th birthday and I said the same thing that day…her life reminds me of the life of a lotus blossom, a Buddhist symbol. Lillian was raised in not so pleasant circumstances. She spent about half of her earthly years like a seed in the muck. Her life as…

by Lillian Barden Thanks to Rev. Tovis for sharing this, from 2017, something my mom shared with the congregation.

from Valerie Dubois Lillian was a power house of a woman that I am grateful to have gotten the chance to know. She was a steadfast friend for my mom. She fostered connections, and created support systems for those around her. She encouraged and loved unconditionally. Her leadership and friendship through ‘Aging to Saging’ and…

from Celia B. Dearest Alice and Family, please accept my most sincere condolences on the passing of Lillian; may her memory be for a blessing. I met Lillian when I was nineteen, twenty-five years ago, and I struck gold. She was a friend, mentor, teacher, and counselor who enriched my life in countless ways. Her…

by Christopher There has been probably not been a single day in her life that Lillian Barden did not write, unless prevented by outside forces. And even in the last year of her life, our mom signed up for Substack, navigated the dashboard workflow, and published her thoughts on various subjects. Her full archive of…

from Marianne D. I am so so sorry to hear about Lillian’s passing. We were at NDNU together for many years, working on the Faculty Union and Senate closely. Lillian was funny, honest and strong. I always knew she would have my back in times of difficulty and that she wouldn’t shy away from hard…

from Ada Shen Sending deepest sympathies to Chris and his siblings, and all those who knew his mom Lillian. I think we might have met once or twice, briefly, either back in Beijing or in San Mateo when Chris and I worked there briefly together during yet another bizzaro adventure coming out of China. Mrs.…

from Chris Our Mom was pretty picky about her refrigerator magnets, along with various bits of wisdom, humor or encouragement she would post on walls around the house and her workspaces.