Kimberly Adams Lamson-Scribner

Kim was born in Glenview, Illinois on May 29, 1954. After a few years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, her family moved to Washington, DC where she spent her childhood. There she was exposed to the arts and international travel as well as the political and social turbulence of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Throughout her life she was sensitive to the innate beauty found in people and in nature. She was forever expressing herself in both tangible and intangible ways. She drew, painted, wove, quilted, did ceramics, collage, calligraphy and kept in touch with those dear to her via the long lost art of letter writing.

In a world increasingly drawn to technology, she remained content with her rolodex and the timeless beauty of a handwritten letter or well-crafted email. No matter the media, she translated both memories and ordinary moments into expressions of the beauty of a simple life. Those lucky enough to have received a drawing, painting, quilt, sketch or her correspondence will be able to cherish these tangible memories long after her passing.

While living in Lake Charles, Louisiana, her father’s birth place, Kim embarked on an intricate genealogy of her family which connected her with many other distant family members forever after. Long before easy online tools, Kim consolidated previously documented family information with detailed local library records as well as records from English and Irish churches. Ultimately, she produced an unmatched record of her families' ancestry going back to the 1500’s. This legacy has been used by her loved ones to help them understand centuries of family heritage and history. More personally, the thick volumes she produced were consulted while choosing names for the most recent generation and served as references for her great nephew’s recent school ancestry project.

Despite life's many challenges she found profound meaning in her faith, cherished quiet solitude and her connection with nature, and showered love upon her dear friends and furry companions. She was also a fabulous chef, an incredibly hard worker, honest, faithful and true, empathetic and generous to a fault.

Her thoughtfulness and spirit touched the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know her. She will be dearly missed here on earth, but we are all so thankful that she is no longer bound by the physical constraints and difficulties she endured since being diagnosed with MS forty years ago.

She is preceded in death by her parents Nancy Stuart Doom and Frank Hamilton Lamson-Scribner, Jr as well as Frank’s longtime companion Jacqueline Morrison. She is survived by her loving siblings Annette (Taki) Donovan and Brad Lamson-Scribner Sr as well as her dear Aunt Julie Lamson-Scribner and lots of cousins, nieces, nephews and so many wonderful lifelong friends.

In accordance with her wishes, a celebration of life and spreading of ashes will be held in the Shenandoah Valley sometime in the spring.