Sharon Price Linak

We regret to let you all know that one of our sweetest classmates went to Heaven June 12, 2010. She will be missed also as a Little Colonel especially when we celebrate our LC Homecoming this October. Her husband was so kind to return the Little Colonel RSVP with a nice note and her obituary, as follows:

“Sharon Price Linak, age 64, of Westerville, Ohio, entered the presence of the Lord early Saturday morning, June 12th. After 5½ years of running the breast cancer race, she finally gained her prize, which is eternity with Jesus. She was full of unconditional love for her husband, children, grandchildren, and friends. She was a spiritual mentor to many, dedicated soccer mom, amazing cook, and always poured her life into people of all ages and circumstances.

She is survived by her beloved best friend of 43 years, Dick; her children Jen (Alex) Crawford, John (Kelly) Linak, Rich (Lindsay) Linak and Allie (Wes) Elifritz; her grandkids Conner, Cooper, Carson, and Chase Crawford, Zoe, Jackson, Addie, Kole, Reid, and Will Linak, her brother Dick (Ann) Price. She loved raising an ordinary family who serves an extraordinary God! The viewing and funeral [will be] held at Grace Fellowship Church of Westerville, 3475 Paris Blvd., Westerville, OH 43081. The viewing times [are] Wednesday, June 16th, from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. and Thursday, June 17th, from 12 p.m.-1 p.m. with the funeral [proceeding] at 1 p.m., officiated by Pastor J. Murray Murdoch.

The internment [will take place] at Blendon Central Cemetery immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, any donations can be made to the Sharon Linak Memorial at Grace Fellowship Church of Westerville.” (Arrangements were made by Moreland Funeral Home, Westerville, Ohio)

On a personal note (Jackie), Sharon and I did something together that I will never forget…we were pretty good friends, beginning at E. J. Brown School, and this is almost too embarrassing to admit.

Remember when we used to have playground monitors during the summer months and how they planned games, tournaments, other activities, and then a talent show at the end of the summer? Well, Sharon and I used to go to the playground, and at the end of our 8th grade summer, Bonnie, our playground monitor, talked Sharon and me into “performing” at the talent show.

So we went to work and “choreographed” a jazz dance routine to Cast Your Fate to the Wind. We actually danced it on a make-shift stage in front of all those peers and parents! I still can’t believe we had the nerve to do it, but it is a good memory (however embarrassing to think about today!) of a fun time with Sharon. She is now resting and being rewarded.