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Christine Ohlson Murdock: Remembrances and Tributes By Bob Murdock - Jan. 12, 2004 My brother Gene married Christine Ohlson on Sept. 5, 1967 and they produced two sons, Scott and Eric. Gene and Chris had been married 31 years when she died on October 14, 1998. This memorial document for her is part of Gene's new Muse web page. We are collecting remembrances about Chris from anyone who knew her. Viewers are invited to add their own thoughts. May 1933 - October 1998 IT REALLY HURTS It really hurts, I tell you friends, to watch a loved one die To see the cloth of life unravel right before your eye To know the days are numbered as they slip so quickly by To feel the ache of deep despair that makes a grown man cry It really Hurts As the ups get less and the downs increase, the smiles become fleetingly brief And when, at last, the end does come, it brings a sigh of relief Tempered by the painful pangs of inconsolable grief The battle over, valiantly fought, but won by Death the thief It really, really hurts Gene Murdock Nancy Murdock (Muse, Nov.-Dec. 1998) The Murdock Muse family has lost a loving, gentle member, Christine Murdock. She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on October 14, 1998 after several months of illness. We will always remember Chris as a woman who spent countless hours making a bright spot in the lives of nursing home residents. This was a task she took on lovingly and willingly. She worked for months on her projects and always shopped with the residents in mind, wherever she went. And she never acted as if she would like to pass on this job to someone else, if only someone else could be identified. She was an excellent hostess. When we visited, she would slowly get herself together in the morning and tell us she liked to do things in her own time, so we should just leave whatever we were looking to do. She created a home of beauty and charm. There was an air of restfulness in her living room, and color in her blue glass collection. Chris was a person who really appreciated her husband and family. She and Gene were very close, and she once said that they had never had a real argument. All of her life revolved around her family, her home, and her hospital volunteer activities. In many ways, she was not a modern woman. Political issues such as the place of women in society did not cause her to take a stand. She didn't drive a car. She was a stay-at-home wife and mother. She found pleasure in making a batch of "No-Bakes" or trying a recipe for cucumber soup. Her house was spotless, except for the spread of crafts in progress in her workroom. We feel pleased that we got to know Chris better in the past decade. We will remember her as a kind, caring person. |
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