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Sandra Holland Obituary

Sandra Blake Holland, age 67, died in the comfort of her daughter's home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday, July 28, after a six-month battle with uterine carcinosarcoma. Born December 21, 1942, she grew up in Kirkland, Illinois and lived most of her adulthood in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. As a private piano teacher for over 40 years, she touched hundreds of lives through music. Sandy is survived by son, David Holland and his wife Ivona; daughter, Elizabeth Tomlin and her husband Jay; grandchildren, Sasha, Kasia, Connor and Ben, and beloved partner Daniel Fox; her three younger siblings, sister, Barbara Rosenberg, sister, Mary Shields, and brother, John Blake, as well as their spouses, children and grandchildren. She is also survived by her constant companion, little dog Alfie. Her father, Harold Blake, and her mother, Doris Blake, preceded Sandy in death. A Memorial Service and Garden Walk was held at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens on Sunday August 1, 2010, reflecting her love of nature. Memorial contributions can be made to UNC Hospice, PO Box 1077, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

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Published by Central DuPage News/Leader/Post/Press on Aug. 11, 2010.

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Malcolm McGuire

September 1, 2010

the phone rings, it's not for me
there's a piano sitting alone in the dark
spend my last night of summer, smoking in the park
the morning comes, but doesn't come callin'
this better not be a fable, the sky is falling



i had struck out some tracks
played some music, told my mom to relax
here comes the cancer,
as it slowly attacks..
there's a piano sitting alone in the dark somewhere



the day's lost, fuzzy, full of static
the tv just stares, it stares so cinematic
the phone rings, it's never for me
there's a piano sitting alone somwhere in the dark
spend my last night of summer, lighting matches for a goddamn spark
pace across the seperate keys unable to play
i'm broken unable to find words to say



i had struck out some tracks
played some tunes, told my mom to relax
there's tears on the windshield,
as the cancer attacks
there's a piano sitting alone in the dark somewhere

with love,
m.g.m.

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