Ursuline Chick

[Hayden Goseek]

It is with the greatest sadness I must report the passing of our sister Tracy, known here as Ursuline Chick. She died on March 11th after a long battle with chronic pain and debility. She loved her friends here at BYC.
Some of you know that we were married and I would like to take a moment to tell you something about her. While she was usually shy and private, she was willing to offer sympathy and advice to all who needed it. In her trips around the Sun she was a mother, grandmother, teacher, tax accountant and a Critical Care nurse.
She loved her city, New Orleans, and would proudly tell you that her folks had been here for 300 years. She could wax on about history, culture, geography, hunting, fishing, sailing, cooking, gardening, books, English sports cars and lately, chickens, all from hands on experience. Her skills in the kitchen were unsurpassed, especially with Sicilian and Creole cooking.
She will always be the light and Love of my life.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Guys, find a girl who looks at you like this.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Stalking deer in Cade's Cove.

42 lb. Amberjack off the Mouth of the Mississippi.

100+ year old cabin in E. Tennessee in the mountains we seriously considered buying.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Posing with her Z3 on Avery Island (think Tabasco).

Celebrating the Fourth of July by blowing up the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge harbor.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Reenactment at Battle of New Orleans site. She was giving cooking demos.
I was the "American Surgeon".

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Thank you everyone for your support.
I am not going to keep this going forever but I wanted to make one more post. She felt no one appreciated her and wanted only her children and one close friend at the grave. With only word of mouth and no announcement, hundreds showed up on a Tuesday morning to see her off.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

A few more I found on my phone.

Puerto Morales, QR,MX

Oktoberfest, Deutsches Haus

 

[The Moonshiner]

Hayden. You already know what she meant to me. One of my dearest friends here. Crazy how she fit such a huge heart in her small frame.
I'll miss her tremendously.
Prayers for you, brother

 

[ColtHandorf]

I, too, sometimes struggle with what you should say in a time like this that feels sincere and not a reflex statement. But I find that this quote from Bruce Coville in a children's book of all places sometimes carries the most weight.

“Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.”
― Bruce Coville, Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

I am sorry for your loss, and though the loss of the BYC community pales in light of yours, for the people who knew her here, too.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

@Hayden Goseek How are you doing? How is daughter? You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Peace be with you.

WOW! I am overwhelmed by your question and the response to it.
As Hannity would say "Better than I ought to be." The sudden hole in your life is a shock. DD is holding up well but sometimes I see a little hurt and anger peeking out. We just try to be there for each other.
We will have a service next week at, (you could probably guess) Ursuline Chapel and she will be interred with her father at St Louis #1. (one of those old N. Orleans above ground cemeteries you need to be on a tour to visit.)