Lauren R. Oliver

"On Monday, December 10, 2012, Lauren Oliver-Hall, beloved wife, daughter and sister passed peacefully from this Earth in the arms of her family and friends. She was a beacon of strength and hope to all of those around her. She is survived by her husband, Matt Hall, her sisters Serena Oliver and ChunLi Oliver, brother Aaron Oliver and niece Faye Oliver, mother Suzanne Oliver and father Philip Oliver.

Those who met Lauren were instantly mesmerized by her light-hearted sense of humor and her charming personality. Her love of people would, often times, cause her to go out of her way to make a new friend or connect with those who had fallen out of touch. Her friends knew her as a loyal and trusted confidant who offered insightful advice on others' problems.

She cared deeply for all of the members of her family and cemented the bond between them. Her family was, without a doubt, the most important part of her life.

A lover of conversation, Lauren cherished family dinners, holiday festivities, and friendly gatherings. She found the most joy in laughter and dancing.

She was a source of courage and constant inspiration for her husband.

The violinist puts his violin away

Forbidden city broken into tonight

I use my blindfold to dry my tears

The stage is empty and tired of light

But when I do the fan dance

I'm all the red in China

I'm dialing life up on my telescope

Fringe and mathematics

Shaking down the curtain

To find the dragon parade

And when I do the fan dance

Searchlights answer gunfire

Angles escort falling mercies

Hearts shut off like streetlights

But even in the blackout

I'll find my balcony rose

The violinist puts his violin away

Forbidden city broken into tonight

I use my blindfold to dry the tears

The stage is empty and tired of light

But when I do the fan dance

I'm firecracker lightning

I burn with no trace up in the cold sky

I am broken open

Waiting for inventions

Of light that see through to love

When I do the fan dance

I'm all the red in China

You write your questions on my skin

I'll be in your dark streets

To keep the lantern burning

Until your new world begins "