This word from reader Sue Scharff:
The West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Madame President, Linda Crank, passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. She was a very kind and warm person, a friend, a sister, a great leader. She was a true asset to the Eagles.

Things will not be the same without her. R.I.P., Linda.

Mary Lou Wilkerson, Crank's friend and Eagle's sister said, "A friend of ours knows his brother and we will get some information from him this week. We will have a service for her next month. It's still hitting me. It's a shock, like oh my goodness."

"Linda was a very smart person. A lot of people thought we were sisters. She was very knowledgeable, she worked for lawyers. She loved charities and she was the State Chairperson for the Stan Murray Kidney Foundation for the Eagles, so that's going to hurt us all. As you know we do a lot for charities. She was a breast cancer survivor too."

Please see our story with memories of Linda offered by her fellow Eagle Brothers and Sisters.