Quilt #105 was gifted to Wendy Bybee.
Sylvia Milner writes:
Wendy Bybee is a champion for self-sufficient women. She has striven for independence as she worked and raised two boys, despite being blind.
Wendy ran a cafeteria for several years before becoming a teacher's assistant in the Granite School District. Wendy has been assigned to blind students and work with them daily to learn the school curriculum and braille. She is responsible to transcribe all the students classwork into braille prior to their classes.
Every morning she has traveled early in the morning--in cold temperatures and extreme weather--taking two busses only to make the same difficult return trip each evening.
Wendy has received national recognition for beginning and operating a yearly summer event for Utah's blind students called the "Bell Program."
Wendy is as adventurous as she is independent, always willing to learn and try new things. She is cheerful, kind and optimistic.
Nearing retirement age, Wendy was hoping to retire this year when she began to feel ill. She is currently on medical disability as she begins dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant.
This quilt is beautifully crafted by Wendy's friend, Mary Duke, in vibrant purple, Wendy's favorite color. We hope this quilt will comfort, cheer and encourage Wendy as she does dialysis and waits for a new kidney.
There is so much love in these stitches for this courageous woman.