Lillian Marie Sorensen

When I must leave you for a little while,Please do not grieve and shed wild tearsAnd hug your sorrow to you through the yearsBut start out bravely with a gallant smileAnd for my sake and in my nameLive on and do all things the same.Feed not your loneliness on empty daysBut fill each waking hour in useful ways.Reach out your hand in comfort and cheerAnd I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;And never, never be afraid to dieFor I am waiting for you in the sky. Unknown Lillian Marie Sorensen passed away on Jan. 18, 2011 at Cristwood Care Facility.Lillian was the daughter of Ralph and Borghild Sorensen of Edmonds, WA and was born Feb. 20, 1912.She graduated from Edmonds High School in 1930 and attended business school in Seattle and was employed as a secretary at Quality Shingle Mill in Edmonds for many years. When WWII started she joined the Womens Auxiliary Corps and remained in Service until the Auxiliary became the Womens Army, the WACs. Lillian was a long-time resident of Edmonds and was a member of the Eastern Star, Rebecca Lodge and Edmonds Museum.She was preceded in death by her parents and her two brothers, Roy; and sister Annabelle Sorensen Crow; following Lillian by a day later, was her brother Bob. Lillian is survived by her brother, Ralph and sister June Sorensen Crump; and numerous nieces and nephews. At her request no service will be held.