From Talley Hudson

I don't believe I have ever met anyone with such a positive attitude and energy. I first met Barb when she came to work for the City of Redmond (her second time to live in the Northwest). I heard that she was from Texas, so that piqued my interest as I, too, am from Texas. We decided to go to lunch to get to know each other and discovered that we both graduated from high school the same year in Houston. It was great to be able to connect with someone who knew some of the same places I did. Barb immediately invited me into her life. When she had a Christmas open house, she asked everyone to bring food to donate to the food bank. She always thought of others in everything she did. I was amazed at how many activities she participated in and how she always wanted to reorganize them for the better. My only problem with Barb was that I couldn’t keep up with her. Even her conversation left me in the dust. She might have had that Texas accent but she certainly didn't have that drawl. She could speak faster than anyone I knew!We hated to lose her but were happy that she had found such a promising position in Colorado. It broke my heart that she had to go through cancer. Even when she faced her illness, she remained upbeat. I hope she is at rest now, although, if I know Barb, she's in heaven trying to reorganize things.