TRIBUTES

Those who love Val are paying her tribute in beautiful and amazing ways, a handful are featured below:

Song Fireflies in Brooklyn written & sung by Jacob Church

A note about the song from the artist: The title, "Fireflies in Brooklyn," comes from a conversation {Emily} and I had last year where [she] mentioned the fireflies were out in Brooklyn, and I was blown away at the thought of there being fireflies there. But it was only because I hadn't been to Brooklyn during firefly time that I hadn't seen them, and I thought that was a great metaphor for how Val (and [Em]) approached life. She intentionally put herself in joy's path, rather than waiting for it to come to her.

This is just a rough demo. The vocal's too loud, and I'll record a studio version soon, but I wanted to send it along. Hope you enjoy it.

Song Valerie We Love You written & sung by Joanne Spies

Chapter in a Book “Be Good”: Notes on cancer, influential women, and persistent thoughts by Terry Bryant Wise

Memorial Garden have been planted across the country. This one is in LA.

Tattoos Two children very dear to Val (now grown up) commemorated Val with tattoos: One of a blueberry bush branch & the other the roman numeral for the number 13 (their shared birthday)