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[read this post to see what the memory sharing is all about] I met Leah on a ski slope a little over 12 years ago.   During a lift ride I learned that she was a new college graduate, had family in and around Newport, and that she didn’t have a job.   My initial impression, which later grew substantiated, was that she was humble, motivated, hardworking, positive, active and enjoyed having fun.   I thought about how hard it was to get a day off and figured she might be someone that could potentially help with that.   I invited her to send in a resume and to come see us at SEA CORP.     The interview soon followed and we signed her up to help us with the ongoing engineering work.   She quickly became embroiled in developing the designs to put new systems on the submarines.   She didn’t have a ton of confidence but she wasn’t afraid of anything. You could tell her what you needed done and she’d have her little half smile that was more of a grim...

[read this post to see what the memory sharing is all about]   I'm about to make my first loaf of cinnamon swirl bread and I'm thinking about Leah.  I wish I could call her and ask her how she made hers so amazing.  She usually made it for me for my birthday.  Sometimes she would just have it at her house when we came over for a play date.  Now that all the services are over, I'm left with those moments that I wish I could call her, or have another play date with her.  I miss you Leah.   - Sarah Atwood Hi Kim, Thank-you so much for helping everyone to continue sharing Leah stories! Whenever Leah made us her delicious and healthy vegan banana muffins, she knew our entire family all loved them, so she made sure to give us the recipe for us to make them ourselves. After she baked the muffins and gave them to us, she would text us to make sure we each ate at least one while they were still warm. They won't ever taste the same without her to...

[read this post to see what the memory sharing is all about] This memory was shared by Matt Ploutz. One of my favorite memories of Leah came in the days after she and my brother were engaged at the top of Castle Rock, on Blue Mountain Lake. The engagement ring came in one of those boxes with a little battery powered light to reflect off the diamond and make it sparkle.  Leah discovered that an amazing reuse of this box was to project light on the wall of the cabin we were staying in, which was a perfect backdrop for shadow puppets. Since we were in the Adirondacks (and because they're hilarious creatures), I decided that my character would be a moose.  There really is nothing THAT funny about a shadow puppet moose with an ultra-deep voice speaking mostly in grunts, but I never heard Leah laugh harder than when I was "performing" as that character.  As anyone who spent time with Leah knows, her laugh was contagious, and before too long, everyone would be holding thei...