Birth date: May 30, 1943 Death date: Feb 27, 2022
Geraldine (Geri) Mary Lim transitioned from this world at noon on Sunday Feb 27th under the tender care of her family and Island Hospice after a prolonged decline due to Frontotemporal Degeneration. Geri was born May 30th, 1943 i Read Obituary
Just today I learned of Geri's passing. She was a great mentor for me as I moved into City service as a midlife career change. I know how much her family, children and grandchildren, meant to her. I was glad to see you had moved back to Hawaii. I remember her telling me how eager she was to get away and go to college in Colorado. But then how eager she was to get away from the cold!
Judith Noble
I remember being invited to Geri's 60th (I think) Birthday Party at Amber and Vince's home on Capitol Hill. What a wonderful evening! I especially was enchanted with Geri's dance to Hawaiian music, her elegant motions and focused attention on the meaning and melody. I felt honored to be there among family and friends. I have always felt loved, cared for, and welcomed by both Geri and Thatcher and felt at ease with their family. It has been a privilege to know her, work for her, and be part of her life!
Mary Anne Tschannen
My sister, I can remeber you graduating from High School and we were both in cap and gown as I graduated from kindergarten. You moved to to the mainland shortly after. The times I spent with you through the years were great memories of kindness and love. I will always remember you that way. Until we meet again. Aloha.
Aunty Geri Rest In Paradise. I love you I’m sad
In her final days, as in all others, Geri brought us together as a family, even those many months where she couldn't speak.
Thatcher
I was fortunate to have Geri as a sister-in-law for 49 years and expect to see her again in the larger life. The word "transition" in the first sentence summarizes my view, but I would like to quote the great Native American sage known as Silver Birch:
“No, death is a not a tragedy to those who die; it is only a tragedy to those who are left behind. To go from darkness to light is not something over which you should grieve. If you grieve, you are in reality grieving over your loss and not for one who has in truth become enfranchised. She is better off. She will no longer suffer all the ills of the human body. She will be no longer be subjected to the ravages of wasting disease. She will unfold all the gifts with which she has been endowed, and will express them free from any thwartings, and will be able to give a larger service to those who require it.”
