Fast-Forward

Eileen Mericle and I have been friends for going on 33 years, having met her through Uncle Kermit when he was teaching at Iowa State University where her husband, Morrie, was a professor.

She's also someone who has sent a lot of neat pass-alongs to me since we both were turned loose with our computers. Eventually, I'll no doubt be including pass-alongs from her in this blog, though I doubt if she's going to be feeling up to sharing them for awhile at this time.

Both of her daughters have websites, and I'd been preparing to present them in another blog, but I don't know how long Margaret's will be up now.

Please keep Eileen, Morrie, and their other daughter, Maureen, in your love and prayers at this time...

Thanks for your medical opinion, Colleen. Our best to Nate too. Here is a photo that shows Margaret's personality. She sure looked a lot like her dad. And both girls wanted to be like him too.

03/28/2006 Margaret Hilary Mericle Feb. 1, 1968-March 27, 2006 Margaret Mericle of Aston, Pa., beloved daughter of Morris and Eileen Mericle, died suddenly of a pulmonary embolism Monday, March 27. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Ames Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames. Burial will be in the family plot in Toledo. Margaret was a 1985 graduate of Gilbert High School. She held two undergraduate degrees from the University of Iowa, in German and electrical engineering. She was an electrical engineer for the U.S. Navy and did advanced electrical simulations. She loved her family, her cats, her job and her friends. She brought joy to all of us lucky enough to be a part of her life. We will always remember her optimism, eternal humor, and soft heart, and we believe she is not gone as long as she is remembered. She is survived by her parents, Morris and Eileen Mericle of Ames; and one sister, Maureen Mericle of Minneapolis. The family requests no flowers. Memorial gifts may be made to the Ames Animal Shelter or to the Ames Off Leash Dog Park fund.