I probably differ from most of you in that I didn't really know Lara very well. We worked in the same small forest service office for about a year and a half in 2003 and 2004, but we never worked on the same projects and our interaction was generally limited to daily hellos in the hallway and a casual conversation here and there. One of the few times I had occasion to see her outside of work was at a presentation Chad was giving at Feathered Friends about his K2 trip. I hadn't bought a ticket beforehand and when I showed up they were sold out. I ran into Lara as she came in and mentioned this to her, and without hesitation she went right over to Chad to make sure I could get in. It was a relatively small gesture, but I really appreciated it and it sounds like that was pretty standard fare for her. Most of us will never leave such an impression on so many people, and my thoughts are with all of her friends and family. I wish I'd had the opportunity to get to know her better.
Rabi Lahiri
Lara Kellogg
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- The breadth of her relationship to us is far reaching, her friendships deep and long lasting. Ever in motion, she lived three lives every day, her broad smile and infectious laughter gracing each moment. She was a natural storyteller, in delivery and in experience, for they were her stories, unembellished. To summarize her would be a travesty of embarrassing proportions; even for those of us who were characters in her stories, our remembrance is but a moment of her rich life. If you live only one life each day, these stories will be a window into an existence extraordinary. Yes, if you were close, if you were acquainted, and even if you never had the opportunity, these stories will help all of us in the years to come, our years without Lara.
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