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| This page was posted on 16 December 2006 |
| Rosella Elizabeth Trotter Long 1964 - 18 May 2006 |
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| The best thing we can do is to make wherever we're lost in look as much like home as possible. -Christopher Fry from The Lady's Not For Burning- It is only when we have the courage to face things the way they are without any self-deception or illusion, that a light will develop out of events, by which the path to success may be recognized. - I Ching Hexagram 5 Hsu, Waiting Nourishment - |
| Hostel...'Gerties... Mike and Lynn...Sister Damien... Indonesia and Macao... NoodleLady..."Tacky"... M & D...Richie & Joel... Morrison |
| Obituary Long Rosella Elizabeth Trotter, died Thursday, 18 May 2006. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of Rev. George and Martha Trotter of Richmond, Virginia. Ms Long was a graduate of Furman University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Master's of Divinity and a Master's of Social Work and was a licensed clinical social worker at The Ridge. She attended Southland Christian Church and was a regular volunteer at the Lighthouse Christian Church and the Lighthouse Christian Mission. She was well-traveled and loved world cultures living in Indonesia with her parents and brother from 1966-1979. Ms Long was very artistic and was a great cook. She chose a caring profession so she could help others and was adored by her children, nieces and nephews. Survivors other than her parents include her sons, Tucker and Dylan Long, their father, Donald Long of Nicholasville; two brothers, Richmond Trotter, of Arlington, Virginia, and Joel Trotter and his wife Gayle of Washington, DC. |
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| I will never forget the first evening when Rosella arrived at the dorm. I was the first person to have greeted her. I gave her the best dorm tour anyone could have experienced. The tour was spiced with delicious dorm stories, loaded with prejudiced character references and bonuses on how to break all the best dorm rules without getting caught. I liked her instantly because she came across as being smarter and more mature than the average American girl. She was very excited about being in a new environment. She was open minded, honest, friendly, solid and easy to communicate with although her costume seemed a bit weird at the time. Rosella called herself an "ultra PREP" and dressed according to this Preppy Handbook. For the first time, I noticed that some Americans actually cared for style. From then on, although we never became the closest of friends but whenever we had a chance to talk with each other, Rosella was always very insightful, kind and considerate for a person of her age. While I was THE BRAT of the dorm, she was already very responsible and adult like. Rosella and I had never met again after graduation. May her spirit and light continue to shine through Tucker, Dylan and the many lives that she had touched through her gracious work. Sherry Kwok |