Linda Rome

Linda Rome passed at sunrise on 7 December, 2022, after a brief illness. Born to Edythe and Ralph Pallin, raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts, she attended Chelsea High School. She continued her family’s tradition of nursing graduating Albert Einstein Northern Division School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967. During her training, Linda met Richard Rome of Bridgeport, Connecticut, whom she married in December, 1967; they were blessed with two daughters, Shari and Becca.

After several years of nursing practice using increasing levels of nursing skills, she moved to Fort Worth, Texas, in 1982. Although she earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work with Honors from Texas Christian University, she found her true love in the field of horse breeding and was able to bring her nursing skills to her animals’ veterinary needs. Linda established Willow Draw Arabians, specializing in straight Egyptian Arabian horses and developed an international reputation as a breeder.

Linda met and married Don Wooldridge in 2012. Happily living on Don’s family farm in Itasca, Texas, they cared for many of her favorite animals, particularly her dogs. During those years, she brought her nursing skills to many who had traveled from afar under harsh circumstances in hopes of participating in the goodness of the United States.

She is survived by her daughters Shari Handler (Aaron), their children Bennett, Grace and Alexandra and Becca Msihid (Jerome) and their children Golda, Eidel and Levi, sister Francie, brother Jeffrey, husband Don Wooldridge, former husband Richard Rome and all those whose lives she touched. She will be lovingly remembered for her zany sense of humor, her loyalty and her kindnesses to those in need.

Donations are encouraged to be made to the SPCA. She would be pleased to know that many have volunteered to be organ donors.

She will be missed dearly.

A graveside service for Linda will be held Saturday, December 10, 2022, 11:00 AM at Hillcrest Memorial Park, 7405 West Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX, 75225.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Sparkman-Hillcrest.com for the Rome family.