Linda Louise Herrick was born July 23, 1951 to David Ralph Herrick and Evelyn Louise (Johnson) Herrick in Jamestown, Chautauqua County in western New York. Her father was serving in Korea at the time or her birth. She and her mother lived with her maternal grandparents, until her father was discharged from the army.
The family bought a house on Delaware Street in Jamestown. Here she met her life-long friend Polly who lived two doors down the street.
Her maternal grandparents owned a fruit market where her parents worked along with Linda and her cousins when they were old enough.
After high school graduation she enlisted in the US Navy where she was trained as a computer operator. In her six- and one-half years in the Navy she rose to the Petty officer second class. For most of her enlistment she was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where she met and married her husband, David Harding who was also in the Navy. While in Hawaii she starred in a Navy recruiting film.
By this time, wanting to be different, Linda had adopted, but not legally, the than less common spelling of Lynda. Linda was a popular name when Lynda was born because Shirley Temple named her daughter born in 1950 Linda.
Lynda got sick and was discharged from the Navy by a medical board with a 30% disability which was eventually upgraded to 60% by the VA.
The couple moved to David’s hometown of Salem Oregon where they raised their family. Shortly after moving to Salem, they were looking for a church and were found by the missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint and were baptized.
Lynda got interested in dogs. When the boys were all in school Lynda started working as a kennel cleaner at a veterinary clinic. Later she took a job at another veterinary clinic as veterinary technician. Where years of cleaning animal’s teeth left her hand knotted and twisted. She worked with the 2000 census and for the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
She raised dogs primarily Pharaoh Hounds but over the years she had several other breeds as well.
When her grandchildren were born, she was their primary babysitter. She was active in her church serving in various jobs. Despite her petite size she was a strong woman always ready to help anyone in need and didn’t hesitate doing difficult things.
She struggled with health problem most of her adult life, some caused by all the medications she had to take. She was a cancer survivor. She died in her sleep.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years David, her three boys; Erik and his wife Joanna of Schoten Belgium, Stephen and Jamie of Salem, and Joseph of Salem and seven grandchildren, Joel, Summer, Isabella, Mason, Joseph (who she was raising), David and Lucas.
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