Ericka Lutz's Blog

• Transcript of my Speech at Bill's Memorial

  March 18, 2009

  • On Sunday, March 15th, the Haas School of Business and the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program at UC Berkeley hosted a memorial for my husband, Bill Sonnenschein. About 300 people attended. I spoke, along with colleagues, students, friends, and other family members. Here's a transcript of my speech: _________ I'm Ericka Lutz, Bill's wife.Bill and I were together 22 years, we were married for ...
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• Progress Report and Memorial Announcement

  February 28, 2009

  • You know those stupid bumper stickers on the back of delivery trucks, "How am I driving?" Well, I know a number of you are wondering some version of that for me: "How's Ericka doing?"  So here's a brief progress report on me.Two months after Bill's death, and Annie, I, and the rest of his family and friends are starting to consider the new "normal," our lives ...
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• Rough Notes from the Land of Grief

  February 16, 2009

  • I haven’t had a parent die, or a child, I can’t compare – each an equal ripping, I imagine. You don’t measure grief against grief. But a partner-in-life you walk beside. That’s what you do.  A roll of paper towels on the sunroom table, the plastic half ripped off. When did I fetch it? Begin to open it? Get distracted? I am half on this planet and staying moored here exhausts me. ...
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