Maries Obituary came out today. It is beautiful and so sad. I still can’t believe this is real  nd that she is really gone.  You can read  it here

Marie Kenney-Soelch

Richmond, VT

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Marie Kenney-Soelch, 31, on November 3, 2021, at the McClure-Miller Respite House in Colchester. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Marie was born September 19, 1990, in Burlington, VT to Timothy and Jennifer (Moran) Kenney.  Marie attended school in Richmond, VT graduating from Mt. Mansfield High School in 2008.  She received a BS in Biology from the University of Vermont in 2012, and her medical degree from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 2020.

Marie was a beautiful, brilliant, and vibrant woman who loved her husband, family and friends.  She was one hell of a skier and mountain biker.  She had an ear for music and was gifted with the ability to compose.

She lived her life with passion and kindness and leaves behind many friends that were drawn to her light.  She loved to explore and experience the natural world.  Her sense of wonder made her a true seeker of knowledge, meaning and spiritual truths. Courageous and determined in all endeavors, she wanted to help others experience the best life they could. She was truly the absolute sweetest.

Left to cherish Marie’s memory are her husband, Luke Soelch of Cicero, NY, who she married in 2019; her parents Timothy and Jennifer Kenney of Richmond, VT; her brother Nate Kenney of Bozeman, MT; her grandmother Nancy Moran of Harwich, MA; her mother and father in-law, Richard and Susan Soelch of Alton Bay, NH; her brother and sister in-law Mike and Lauren Soelch of Andover, MA and nephews William and Zachary.  Also, she will be missed by her many aunts and uncles, cousins, and dear friends.

Marie loved all animals and frequently brought home the most forlorn of them to love.  She was particularly passionate about the ethical treatment of animals in the food industry. In her memory donations can be sent to The Humane League at thehumaneleague.org.

Services for Marie will be private and at the convenience of the family.

diane and I got To Boston around 9 PM last night.… We took a nice walk around cambridge… And then went back to the hotel . It felt nice to be down in Cambridge again.… We woke up early and went for a run along the Charles. It was one of my favorite things to do when I was working down here. We ran back through Mit campus which was fun. It’s amazing to think I’ve been walking around on this campus for over 44 years

we went back cleaned up checked out of the hotel and then walk over to the Prudential. My boss and a few of my close colleagues we’re having a really nice retirement lunch for ‘Diane and me. It was really wonderful… We had a good time… Felt good to I’ll be back face-to-face

as soon as lunch was over we drove over to the Trillium bar down by the support for the annual lab Christmas/winter celebration.… We had a great crowd of people… I think they might’ve actually been 60 people there. I was really surprised to find that they had done some really nice things in honor of my retirement. there was this wonderful “Yoda” cake… It had Yoda, our group icon which is a parrot… And a ton of science decorations around the side test tubes Adams etc. it was so cute (and tasty too!)

They also had a special beer menu Which included a “mad scientist” beer in honor of me… It was even a Munich beer. Super fun and super  Tasty… I was really choked up that they had Turn all this for me.

It was so nice also catching up with so many of my colleagues. Everyone looks great… Many of us have never met each other…Face-to-face due to Covid. It was really a wonderful afternoon !

There were a few speeches were each of their group leaders got up and told about their stories. David made a special point of congratulating me for my 40 years and pseudo- retirement. He said some really nice things…Which I truly appreciate it… It also felt a little funny being the center of attention.

Then we cut the cake and eat it… It was really pretty tasty I even got the eye

Around 4 o’clock it was time to go… ‘Diane and I Uber back gotten our car and drove back to Vermont. It’s been a quick trip but it felt good. I really appreciate my friends David, Mark, Kate, and Jesse for arranging this… And I really appreciate it Diane for coming along..

nite all, nite sam

-me

Still walking around in a fog since Murray’s passing… Went to work at beta in the morning and had some really good technical meetings. The place just move so much more quickly than any other place I’ve ever worked.…

late afternoon I headed over to farrell chiropract where our friend tim was running a thanksgiving food drive . the deal

was you bring in a bag of food to donate and your treatment for the day is free. the place was nice and busy.. they’d collected so

much food to donate

as soon as I got home from that ‘Diane and I jumped in the car and headed down to Boston. My old groups winter party was on Friday and they specifically asked me to come.… I felt kind of weird leaving… But at the same time it felt good to get away

nite all, nite sam

-me

we are all still trying to integrate that marie has died . we knew it was going to happen .. soon but it doesn’t make it feel any more real.

we went up to be with marie’s family for dinner . it was good to all be together. there was tears and laughter. lots of

good stories .

this will be the first of many such nights

this is a long, long path

nite all, nite sam

-me