Ellen DeBondt was killed yesterday by a drunk driver.
I can’t bring myself to say that last sentence out loud. Not yet. It doesn’t seem possible, that this woman who was perpetually full of energy and enthusiasm is gone. I saw her just last week in La Push, at the Pummel, a winter paddle surfing gathering that she and her husband, Ken, have been instrumental in organizing. She was a positive force and a shining light, and she will be greatly missed.
The newspaper article has all the painful details. Once you read that, all that’s left to do is grieve.