Carol Lee MacKay, left business career to become holistic teacher, mentor and healer
Her transformation started slowly, said her daughter,
The popular and respected teacher, mentor and healer who was known and appreciated by thousands will be remembered with music and stories Friday.
A Celebration of
She was born in
As a young woman,
"It started slowly," her daughter said. In addition to Toastmasters, she volunteered with Hospice in
As her involvement deepened,
After she became ill in November, her daughter said the two spent many hours together, talking. "We talked about everything, and I knew everything she wanted," said Ritz.
What
"She was a gifted healer and visionary, and a powerful force in the
Shortly before she died,
"She didn't want anything traditional, she wanted something very specific to her, and unique," Gallagher said. "She brought a lot of people together, and touched and inspired many people. She was full of joy and really wanted to live life to the fullest."
"Even if you did not know Carol Lee personally, you are warmly invited to attend this evening," Gallagher said in the invitation. "Carol Lee had a wide open heart, and would welcome you with open arms."
The event will be a musical and poetic journey through
Besides her mother and her daughter,
Ritz said she has been overwhelmed with emails, most of which say, "Your mother was amazing, she changed my life." She said the outpouring, including many communications from people she has never met, "has been quite heartwarming."
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