Corry died this past wednesday

Breast cancer. At age 50, my age.

Far too young, it's absolutely obscene.
Mother of two young boys.

I first met Corry in 1975. I was 17, in the Netherlands for the first time to meet up with my family. My aunt was involved in some youth activity group and took me along for movie night. They were showing Easy Rider and that's where I met Corry for the first time. The movie blew my mind, little dumb girl from the sticks in South Africa. Corry blew my mind too, beautiful, blonde, so much wiser to the world than I was, she knew exactly what she wanted: to become a hairdresser.

And she did, too! And married a firefighter, and had two gorgeous kids. We were not close friends but we kept in touch all these years. She often did my hair and was possibly the best sales person I have ever met, selling me skin care products I did not really need. And she was right too, once I tried it, I loved it and am still using it! Over these 30-some years I've known her, I always admired her spunk and really liked the person she was.

She will be so very missed by all who knew her.