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Sjoerdje Richardson Obituary
Sjoerdje Leegstra Richardson
Nashville, TN
Sjoerdje Leegstra Richardson, age 79, July 19, 2016.
Survived by son Michael (Nancy), grandchildren Audrey (Jesse) Wrenn, Mackenzie, and Neal of Nashville, TN and son Scott (Dawn), grandchildren Alexa and Erica of Austin, TX; siblings Ruurd (Elaine) Leegstra, Tjalda (John) Schiel, Lily (Chao) Lee, Hiske (Chris) Jones, and Mila Leegstra; dear nieces Emma, Elly, Isabella, and Amelia, and dear nephews Lawson Jr., Bryant, and Harrison.
Born in Amersfoort, Netherlands and cared for by her heroic mother while her air force father fled Nazi occupation to safety in the U.S., she emigrated by boat to Rye, NY after World War II. Soon after, she met the love of her life, classmate William Richardson. She received her nursing degree from SUNY Plattsburgh and worked as a nurse, except during the years she devotedly stayed home to raise their two sons in Queensbury, NY.
She & Bill enjoyed an early, delightful retirement on Topsail Island, NC, where they lived and walked the beach daily for 20 years before a second retirement to Nashville brought them closer to their loving son, Michael. Following the devastating loss of Bill in 2010, Sjoerdje continued to live with an unending inquisitiveness about the world around her, delighting in nature, art, and time with her family.
Memorial contributions honoring her passion for care and release of Topsail sea turtles may be made to www.seaturtlehospital.org.
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