Our Memories of Abby Marlatt

I only met Abby once, as I'm a relative newcomer to the church.  I met her when the quilt was unfurled, as she sat in the congregation, appearing to be a weakened hurt body. But her story moved me.  She was a fighter for social justice causes in Lexington when the civil rights movement didn't even have a name yet.  She stood unflinchingly for what is good and right in the world.

As I walked out that day, I took her hand and thanked her. I thanked her for her service to the cause of humanity, and pledged that I would carry on her work. In my prejudice, I had expected a platitude and a weak response. Instead, she stared at me with steely resolve and said, "Good." One word to convey the intensity of her passion for human rights even in the twilight of her life.

That sort of passion ought to be commended and remembered fondly. She was friend to many for years, but to some who only barely knew her, she stood as an icon.

-Steven Taylor

If you are a member or former member of UUCL and have memories  of and/or thoughts about Abby Marlatt you would like to share here, please  email them to your webmaster.  (If this mail link doesn't seem to work for you, copy the email address webmaster@uucl.org into you email program.)  Please include your full name in your email.  You may request that your full name not be posted here. 

It also is possible to include postings here from friends of Abby's who are not affiliated with our church.  Just click the link above, and tell us a little bit about yourself and include a phone number in addition to your stuff about Abby.

Anything that appears on this page
1. Is part of our church's official presence on the web & is available for the whole world to see.
2. Should honor the memory of Abby Marlatt.

For the 2 reasons listed above, your webmaster here is "moderating" these postings.   I  want to make sure that what is posted here is appropriate.  This means that there may be up to 24 hours between when you send me your email and when your stuff is posted.

- Nancy

Note:  A great article about Abby appears in the Mar. 4 Lexington Herald Leader.