I just heard a minute ago that a dear friend passed away this weekend, November 28, 2009.
This is crazy but, Saturday night, i was driving back to tampa from my parents' house in Sarasota on 301 near the cheetah and i saw a motorcycle hit a car and the person flew off the bike and landed on the grass on the side of 301... no one had responded to the scene yet, so i called 911 and said a prayer for the person and their family... the person was wearing a helmet but they weren't moving when they were lying in the grass... i was on the phone with a friend who drives a motorcycle at the time and i told him what I had just seen and he said, "the guy probably didn't make it." i have thought about that accident a few times since then, i could see it in my head over over, the limp body flying off the bike into the grass and then not moving, how it didn't look real.
Today, I got an e-mail from a mutual friend telling me that our friend Natalie died in a motorcycle accident Saturday night... it was the same accident that I saw. Life is nuts sometimes.
I am still in shock and so sad. Rest in Peace Natalie... you will be greatly missed.
Dumbaugh, Natalie Winnifred
Oct. 12, 1987 - Nov. 28, 2009
Natalie Winnifred Dumbaugh, 22, of Sarasota, died in Sarasota Nov. 28 as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Natalie was born in Sarasota Oct. 12, 1987. She is survived by her parents, Dorothy Tuccinardi and Roy Dumbaugh of Sarasota; sisters Carmen (Steven) Phillips, also of Sarasota, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Abigail Dumbaugh of the United States Navy; and grandmother, Winnifred Dumbaugh of Sarasota. Other Sarasota relatives include uncles John (Barbara), Robert and James Dumbaugh and aunt Roberta Tuccinardi. Beloved cousins Jeris and Lisa Tuccinardi of Sarasota, 1st Lt. Elizabeth Dumbaugh of the United States Army and Victoria Dumbaugh of Boston will cherish memories of Natalie in their hearts forever. Many aunts, uncles and cousins across the U.S. and Canada are part of her extended family. Also grieving for her is special friend, Mitchell Fox of Bradenton.
Natalie was a 2006 graduate of Booker High School V.P.A., a 2008 graduate of Manatee Community College and was currently a student at U.S.F., Tampa. She would have graduated in 2010 and had planned to become a music teacher. She was a member of the International Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa.
Music was Natalie's passion throughout her short life. She was a member of the Sarasota Youth Opera throughout elementary, middle and high school. She performed with the Key Chorale for two years, and sang in the choir at First Presbyterian Church in Sarasota for two years while attending M.C.C. She performed at every opportunity no matter how small the role and took great pride in learning challenging pieces, often in a foreign language. Natalie's encyclopedic knowledge of music delighted all who knew her. She was a member of The Cotillion Club of Sarasota during middle and high school.
A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota, with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall.
Donations may be made in Natalie's honor to the Music Program at the State College of Florida, and can be sent to State College of Florida Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 1849, Bradenton, FL 34206.
As a small child, Natalie proclaimed, "I'm just like Mary Poppins; practically perfect in every way!"
Moreover, she was.
Natalie's Obituary in the Sarasota Herald Tribune
Oct. 12, 1987 - Nov. 28, 2009
Natalie Winnifred Dumbaugh, 22, of Sarasota, died in Sarasota Nov. 28 as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Natalie was born in Sarasota Oct. 12, 1987. She is survived by her parents, Dorothy Tuccinardi and Roy Dumbaugh of Sarasota; sisters Carmen (Steven) Phillips, also of Sarasota, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Abigail Dumbaugh of the United States Navy; and grandmother, Winnifred Dumbaugh of Sarasota. Other Sarasota relatives include uncles John (Barbara), Robert and James Dumbaugh and aunt Roberta Tuccinardi. Beloved cousins Jeris and Lisa Tuccinardi of Sarasota, 1st Lt. Elizabeth Dumbaugh of the United States Army and Victoria Dumbaugh of Boston will cherish memories of Natalie in their hearts forever. Many aunts, uncles and cousins across the U.S. and Canada are part of her extended family. Also grieving for her is special friend, Mitchell Fox of Bradenton.
Natalie was a 2006 graduate of Booker High School V.P.A., a 2008 graduate of Manatee Community College and was currently a student at U.S.F., Tampa. She would have graduated in 2010 and had planned to become a music teacher. She was a member of the International Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa.
Music was Natalie's passion throughout her short life. She was a member of the Sarasota Youth Opera throughout elementary, middle and high school. She performed with the Key Chorale for two years, and sang in the choir at First Presbyterian Church in Sarasota for two years while attending M.C.C. She performed at every opportunity no matter how small the role and took great pride in learning challenging pieces, often in a foreign language. Natalie's encyclopedic knowledge of music delighted all who knew her. She was a member of The Cotillion Club of Sarasota during middle and high school.
A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2256 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota, with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall.
Donations may be made in Natalie's honor to the Music Program at the State College of Florida, and can be sent to State College of Florida Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 1849, Bradenton, FL 34206.
As a small child, Natalie proclaimed, "I'm just like Mary Poppins; practically perfect in every way!"
Moreover, she was.
