Rhonda and I became really close friends after high school was over with. We hung out all the time and had a lot of laughs together, and we shared a tear here or there too. She was quite a character - - fun-loving, nutty, outspoken, and a real loyal friend. She was a proud mom, too, of her daughter Michele.
Rhonda had not been feeling her best in the months leading up to her death. She saw various doctors to find out what was wrong, but, unfortunately, the kidney failure that ultimately caused her death went undiagnosed. Needless to say, it was a shock to us all when Rhonda died unexpectedly in her sleep, at the much too early age of 30.
About four years or so ago, Rhonda's mother (Nancy Guthrie - some of you had her as your music teacher at Forestdale) and Michele moved from New Jersey to Colorado to be closer to Nancy's parents. Michele is all grown up now - - she is graduating high school with honors in May and will be attending Colorado State University in the fall.
Mary Gardner (Person)
Rhonda and I became really close friends after high school was over with. We hung out all the time and had a lot of laughs together, and we shared a tear here or there too. She was quite a character - - fun-loving, nutty, outspoken, and a real loyal friend. She was a proud mom, too, of her daughter Michele.Rhonda had not been feeling her best in the months leading up to her death. She saw various doctors to find out what was wrong, but, unfortunately, the kidney failure that ultimately caused her death went undiagnosed. Needless to say, it was a shock to us all when Rhonda died unexpectedly in her sleep, at the much too early age of 30.
About four years or so ago, Rhonda's mother (Nancy Guthrie - some of you had her as your music teacher at Forestdale) and Michele moved from New Jersey to Colorado to be closer to Nancy's parents. Michele is all grown up now - - she is graduating high school with honors in May and will be attending Colorado State University in the fall.