In Loving Memory of
Caroline Kuhfahl,
the "Butterfly Lady",
lover of the Earth,
its Nature and its People

Caroline was born on November 25, 1961 to Rejane Soucy and James Goldfrank in Washington, D.C. Fourteen months later her sister Catherine joined the family, and the two girls grew up together joined at the hip in most everything they did at home in Adelphi, Maryland. Many happy years were spent enjoying their favorite activities of singing together, cooking, camping, swimming and spending time with their French-Canadian family both in the US and in Canada. Caroline’s early years in a vibrant home environment nurtured within her a love of music, appreciation of international foods and cultures, nature, and a deep connection to the French language of her mother. As a young girl, Caroline’s interest in nature was already evident in her love of the outdoors and her passion for geology, collecting and polishing rocks and stones of all kinds. She loved the family camping trips, long family walks, hikes, and was always interested in exploring plant and animal life in every setting.

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AFHOA Pollinator Garden

One of the many ways she contributed was to engage a number of her friends into creating a pollinator garden. Actually, at the time it was also called the Monarch Waystation, but is was very much in Caroline's mind it was a garden for all pollinators. Caroline got approval from the Board of Directors and worked with Jeremy (property manager at the time) to clear the space, dig it up, and the association put the origional fence up. Once the easy work was done, the ladies went to work proccuring plants, planting and watering them. The first season was glorious - flowers were varied and bustling and the pollinators were all over it. But as all gardeners know - weeds are inevitable. Over the years, the labor of maintenace became too much and the garden was not quite as glorious.

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