Emily Lyman

Burlington - Emily Lyman -August 21, 1997 - December 13, 2012

Emily was with us for 15 wonderful years. She always showed strength, courage, and tenacity. She never held back and always tried to do the best in everything. Emily never failed to surprise us with her insight and intelligence; she was adept at expressing herself and her surroundings, in an honest, and at times extremely funny way that left us all laughing out loud. She was wise beyond her years, yet never self serving, and never self-pitying.

Emily was a triumph.

\t\t\tHow to Make a Book Come to Life

\t\t\tYou have to believe
\t\t\tthat the characters will leap out of the pages
\t\t\ttwisting and forming themselves into
\t\t\treal human beings
\t\t\tand you have to know
\t\t\tthat theyll dance out of the words
\t\t\tlike light dancing on glass windows
\t\t\tand you have to see
\t\t\tthe people standing before you
\t\t\tthe people that you thought
\t\t\tcould only exist
\t\t\tin writing.

\t\t\tEmily Lyman, 2008

A celebration of Emilys life will be held on Thursday, December 20th at 3:30 pm at St. Josephs Co-Cathedral, 85 Elmwood Ave., Burlington.

There will be no visiting hours. Emily will be laid to rest at the Lakeview Cemetery in a private ceremony.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish to make a contribution in Emilys memory, we would ask to consider Camp Ta-Kum-Ta: PO Box 459, South Hero 05486.