On October 1, 2003, as I was going down to Fairfax village, I noticed Ola out filling her bird feeders, so stopped and asked her if she minded if I took her picture. I complimented her on her flowers, but she was quick to state that she had been in the hospital this past summer and didn't have the time or feel like working in her flower gardens the way she usually does. Although I didn't know it at the time, Ola had just celebrated her 86th birthday the day before. On Wednesday, I received a call late in the afternoon from one of the members of The Fairfax Senior Citizens Group regarding an unfortunate incident that happened at their Annual Christmas Party Tuesday Noon. Apparently Ola (Ellsworth) Tracy, age 86 suffered a burst brain aneurysm at the party. Her brother Ralph Ellsworth, age 87, had picked her up and brought her to the party. He questioned her as to whether she felt well enough to go as she has had some heart problems this past summer, but she said she felt fine and wanted to go. This came on very suddenly, and at first those sitting around her thought she was choking. There were three retired nurses there and 911 was dialed. Our local rescue squad has a shortage of volunteers and was not providing coverage that day, so AmCare responded which took about half an hour. Ola has been our neighbor since 1953 when my family and I moved to Fairfax. The neighborhood, like many others over the years has always watched out for each other and I well remember the Tracy and Ellsworth families checking with me whenever they noticed something of a different nature going on at my sister's and parent's houses when they were alive. Ola, like many farmer's wives, always took care of a beautiful vegetable garden along with her many flowers - It is truly sad that we have lost so many of our old time residents in the past year and our sympathy goes out to the family. For those that might want to bring food for a gathering that will be held after the funeral on Saturday, you might want to call Linda Tracy (Ralph's wife) who will have the gathering in her heated garage at 469 Fletcher Road. Below is the obituary which appeared on the Hayes-Rich web site for Ola: