Lynne Dianne Stuart died on May 3, in Torrance, Calif., at the Little
Company of Mary Hospital. Lyndy, as she was known to her friends, lived
in the Roaring Fork Valley from the mid-1970s until 1987, when she
moved to Redondo Beach, Calif.

While in Aspen, she worked for The Mountain Lid and then opened a plant
store and plant care business in Aspen named Interior Gardens. She also
worked as an accountant and bookkeeper. She loved horticulture and
anything to do with plants, and she dearly loved her cats. She had the
nimble mind of a voracious reader and a mirthful, comic imagination.
Lyndy lived life her way, a bright, laughing and kind way, and was a
dear and loyal friend.  She will be remembered by her many friends
as generous, caring and funny.

Lyndy is survived by her mother, Marylynn Stuart of Basking Ridge,
N.J.; by her sister, Karen Nixon; and by her beloved nephew, Donald
Ross.

Lyndy died of a progressive illness, but true to her character, she did
not tell even her mother that her condition might be serious until just
before she passed away. Marylynn said, “She was a wonderful daughter
and would never do anything to make her mother worry.”

There will be no formal service. Later this summer her mother will
scatter Lyndy’s remains at the family cabin in the woods of New Jersey
by a creek that runs close to the cabin. Lyndy will be dearly missed by
all who knew her. Those wishing to memorialize her passing are advised
to buy yourself a grand and glorious plant or make a donation to
an  animal shelter of your choice.