Lynn Burtness was many things, but first and foremost, she was a loving and nurturing wife, mother, and grandmother. Mom was busier with all her activities and organizations than my sister or I could ever be with full-time jobs.
Mom came to Santa Barbara on vacations with her family for many summers, staying at the cottages at the Miramar Hotel. They finally relocated here permanently when she was 14. She attended La Cumbre Junior High School, Santa Barbara High School (Class of 1956), and UCSB (Class of 1960), where she was a member of the Delta Zeta sorority.
At a Rainbow Girl function, Mom was introduced to her true love, Bob number one (Bob Alderman), by her lifelong friend Linda Alderman not long after she arrived in Santa Barbara. Linda’s brother got one look at Mom and bugged his sister for an introduction. The rest was history, as they say, and they were married after she graduated from UCSB.