 Anne Hone Rogers Clark
passed away
Dec. 20, 2007. After 3 days in emergency care they started
dialysis, but Annie ordered her doctor to stop, that she was
going home to die on her own terms. She went home to
Betsy, an RN friend who has looked after Annie during her
illness.
A hospital bed was set up at Betsy's home in
Wilmington, DE and her dearest friends came all through the
weekend. Annie was lucid and in control. She was an
only child and had no children of her own, but had so many loyal
friends to comfort her.
As Judge Margaret Mickelson
said, "Her family
consists of her many friends and the dog show world. Most
people around today only know Annie as a judge... some of us
remember her as a handler, and some of us have even had her in
our rings as an exhibitor. In any case, once she is gone, there
will be very few icons left in our little dog world."
Mrs. James Edward Clark fought bravely
but typical Annie, when she spoke with Tom Bradley Saturday
night, she told him she was "annoyed that it was taking so
long." God must have heard her. Annie
left
for a better place at 6:15.
Her triumphs and the legacy she
leaves will not go unnoticed by the media. Annie wrote
about the sport in the Wall Street Journal last year and it
would be only fitting that her passing is noted in the same
way as any great sports legend.
Annie was considered a great
poodle authority whose judgment and advice was sought by breeders,
handlers, and other judges. She will be greatly missed.
Tribute by Vickie Haywood, Oakwood
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