The Lynn Struck Memorial Bench.
Lynn Struck passed
away October 15, 2014 surrounded by her loving family, after battling cancer
for 3 years. In her 57 years she touched the hearts and minds of people too
numerous to count. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Lynn
was an active, contributing member of both civic and religious organizations
including mission trips and religious education at the House of Hope. Lynn had the biggest heart and especially
loved kids. She was a home child care provider for many years. She also
volunteered her time to help at the Crisis Nursery, Ronald McDonald House, Red
Cross Babysitting Clinic, local schools and more!
As a 28 year member of
the new Hope Women of Today Lynn was instrumental in
recruiting new members and ensuring they felt welcome and
needed. She opened up her house for many meetings and social
events. Lynn initiated and chaired many
projects to benefit our community and worthy causes, such as Duk Duk
Daze, benefit dances and wreath sales that helped raise money for PRISM, Home Free,
the March of Dimes, the Lupus Foundation, School District 281, and many other
charities. Her giving nature kept her an active
member to ensure that our chapter continues to flourish and remain an integral
part of this community. Lynn truly left the world a better place!
In December of 2014 New Hope Women of Today started
the process to place a memorial bench at Northwood Park to honor Lynn’s many
years of faithful service to the community. Lynn’s Bench has now been placed at
its permanent home at Northwood Park along the walking path facing the pond and
a newly redesigned playground. It is a beautiful location to gather and reflect.
A simple community dedication will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 6:30 pm
for all to gather and share stories about Lynn. Ice Cream treats and beverages
will be provided for those in attendance.
The New Hope Women of
Today would like to thank the many members of our community that made personal
donations, the NHWT 2015 Annual Convention Committee, the Minnesota Women of
Today Foundation, and City of New Hope for their support and contributions to
this project. With the help of our many
community sponsors, along with the placing the bench we were able to donate $900 to the Frauenshuh Cancer Center at Park Nicollet in Memory of Lynn
Struck.