Elizabeth Ann Linebarger was born November 29, 1947, in Sinton, TX. Libby, a force of nature like no other, and left us on December 1, 2021, barely more than a day after her 74th birthday.
And while each of us who knew her is heartbroken at her passing, every single one of us has a story about Libby – or, more likely, several stories – that will keep us laughing through the tears for years to come.
She laughed heartily, loved mightily, befriended for life, and was always in charge. Even before she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2015, she handed down instructions for her obituary, funeral service, memorial service, and burial. She kicked cancer’s ass, and tried like hell to beat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a devastating terminal illness. But while illness conquered her body, in the end, she was still in control, and she approved this message.
