Victim of the Oklahoma City bombing. She had two children and a granddaughter. She was a very spiritual woman and was a program support assistant for the Office of Housing. She had bought a new Fiat Spider the night before the bombing.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on her memorial:
Diane Althouse was a spiritual woman who spent breaks and lunches praying and listening to religious tapes. Her baby granddaughter, Stephanie, was dear to her, and she happily ran son Aarion to Little League and other activities.
She was completing a year as a Benedictine oblate at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee.
Fun-spirited and outdoorsy, Diane rollerbladed and cycled at Lake Hefner park. The evening of April 18, she picked up a new Fiat Spider - a departure for a woman whose biggest thrills were usually bargain shopping at Wal-Mart and secondhand stores.
"Diane was a kind-hearted, forgiving soul," said co-worker Teresa Cook, "someone who cared and whose eternal generosity did make a difference in the lives of those she touched." Teresa recalls being frenetic about her 12 year old's first slumber party, only to have Diane not only offer reassurance at work, but show up (unmasked) to help chaperone.
On the second anniversary of the death of Teresa's father (with whom Teresa was very close", Diane happened to mention to her friend that she had dropped by the cemetery. "I thought I'd have a little talk with him," Diane explained. When Teresa went out, she saw a small granite angel perched atop the headstone's flower vase. The angel had a hand-crafted wreath around its neck intertwined with a white rose (for Teresa's dad), a large red rose (for her mom), and five small red roses (for Teresa and her four sisters).
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on her memorial:
Diane Althouse was a spiritual woman who spent breaks and lunches praying and listening to religious tapes. Her baby granddaughter, Stephanie, was dear to her, and she happily ran son Aarion to Little League and other activities.
She was completing a year as a Benedictine oblate at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee.
Fun-spirited and outdoorsy, Diane rollerbladed and cycled at Lake Hefner park. The evening of April 18, she picked up a new Fiat Spider - a departure for a woman whose biggest thrills were usually bargain shopping at Wal-Mart and secondhand stores.
"Diane was a kind-hearted, forgiving soul," said co-worker Teresa Cook, "someone who cared and whose eternal generosity did make a difference in the lives of those she touched." Teresa recalls being frenetic about her 12 year old's first slumber party, only to have Diane not only offer reassurance at work, but show up (unmasked) to help chaperone.
On the second anniversary of the death of Teresa's father (with whom Teresa was very close", Diane happened to mention to her friend that she had dropped by the cemetery. "I thought I'd have a little talk with him," Diane explained. When Teresa went out, she saw a small granite angel perched atop the headstone's flower vase. The angel had a hand-crafted wreath around its neck intertwined with a white rose (for Teresa's dad), a large red rose (for her mom), and five small red roses (for Teresa and her four sisters).
Victim of the Oklahoma City bombing. She had two children and a granddaughter. She was a very spiritual woman and was a program support assistant for the Office of Housing. She had bought a new Fiat Spider the night before the bombing.
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on her memorial:
Diane Althouse was a spiritual woman who spent breaks and lunches praying and listening to religious tapes. Her baby granddaughter, Stephanie, was dear to her, and she happily ran son Aarion to Little League and other activities.
She was completing a year as a Benedictine oblate at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee.
Fun-spirited and outdoorsy, Diane rollerbladed and cycled at Lake Hefner park. The evening of April 18, she picked up a new Fiat Spider - a departure for a woman whose biggest thrills were usually bargain shopping at Wal-Mart and secondhand stores.
"Diane was a kind-hearted, forgiving soul," said co-worker Teresa Cook, "someone who cared and whose eternal generosity did make a difference in the lives of those she touched." Teresa recalls being frenetic about her 12 year old's first slumber party, only to have Diane not only offer reassurance at work, but show up (unmasked) to help chaperone.
On the second anniversary of the death of Teresa's father (with whom Teresa was very close", Diane happened to mention to her friend that she had dropped by the cemetery. "I thought I'd have a little talk with him," Diane explained. When Teresa went out, she saw a small granite angel perched atop the headstone's flower vase. The angel had a hand-crafted wreath around its neck intertwined with a white rose (for Teresa's dad), a large red rose (for her mom), and five small red roses (for Teresa and her four sisters).
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Published in the Oklahoma Today magazine, Winter 1996 issue, if you would like to use some/all on her memorial:
Diane Althouse was a spiritual woman who spent breaks and lunches praying and listening to religious tapes. Her baby granddaughter, Stephanie, was dear to her, and she happily ran son Aarion to Little League and other activities.
She was completing a year as a Benedictine oblate at St. Gregory's Abbey in Shawnee.
Fun-spirited and outdoorsy, Diane rollerbladed and cycled at Lake Hefner park. The evening of April 18, she picked up a new Fiat Spider - a departure for a woman whose biggest thrills were usually bargain shopping at Wal-Mart and secondhand stores.
"Diane was a kind-hearted, forgiving soul," said co-worker Teresa Cook, "someone who cared and whose eternal generosity did make a difference in the lives of those she touched." Teresa recalls being frenetic about her 12 year old's first slumber party, only to have Diane not only offer reassurance at work, but show up (unmasked) to help chaperone.
On the second anniversary of the death of Teresa's father (with whom Teresa was very close", Diane happened to mention to her friend that she had dropped by the cemetery. "I thought I'd have a little talk with him," Diane explained. When Teresa went out, she saw a small granite angel perched atop the headstone's flower vase. The angel had a hand-crafted wreath around its neck intertwined with a white rose (for Teresa's dad), a large red rose (for her mom), and five small red roses (for Teresa and her four sisters).
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