Margaret
Michelle Liebert
1948-1973Rest
in peace,
beloved classmate |
From
Lawrence Journal World, Feb. 27, 1973:
Funeral services for
Margaret Michelle Liebert, Leavenworth, will be at 10 am,
Friday, at St. John the Evangelist Church with Father Michael
Moriarity in charge. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Miss Liebert died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was 24. She was born Oct. 17, 1948, in Lawrence. She was a
member of St. John the Evangelist Church.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lois Liebert, 1004 N.
Third; her father, C. Pat Liebert, Pueblo, Colo.; three
sisters, Susan Kaye, Lynn Ann and Teresa Jane, who live with
Mrs. Liebert; two brothers, Richard Patrick, Silver Springs,
Md., and Steven Mark, who lives with Mrs. Liebert; maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Butlet, 1618 Pennsylvania;
and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Liebert, Denver,
Colo.
From Lynne Bradley
Albers:
I knew Margaret Leibert for several years before really
getting to know, thus more fully appreciating, her in our
junior and senior years. To begin with, we both had October
birthdays, so we had fun celebrating together. One of my
favorite memories of Margaret was when we sat in the back of
St. John's Catholic Church for Midnight Mass one Christmas,
and her mother was singing in the choir loft. Margaret
literally began to cry softly and whispered, "She sounds like
an angel!" And she truly did. One of my most fun memories of
Margaret was when she and her mom planned a "come as you are"
party which actually began in the wee hours of the morning.
They had arranged with our parents to come and get us, but we
girls were totally surprised. The only "rule" they had was
that we could put on one thing only before they drove us
off to the Liebert's home. That was supposed to mean slippers,
or a robe in most cases. But one girl in particular (who will
remain nameless...but YOU know who you are!) had to put a
nightgown on for her
one thing.
Up until then, none of us knew she slept in the NUDE! My most
cherished memory of Margaret, though, was that she was such a
selfless, caring, sincere friend. Up until I got to know her,
I had pretty lousy self-esteem. I didn't get very involved
with school activities or dances because I was too shy and
insecure. Margaret did wonders to encourage me to get out,
get involved, and to believe in myself. I truly believe
Margaret's efforts were the beginning of my finally
blossoming into the person I was meant to be. When I went away
to Fort Hays State University to get my degree in elementary
education, I flourished. Many of you may find it hard to
believe, but thanks to Margaret’s constant encouragement to
"go for it," I began assuming various leadership roles; have
done quite a bit of public speaking on behalf of environmental
and children's issues; and was even one of the six primary
spokespersons for our Hays (KS) All America City presentation
in Ft. Worth in 1996. I seriously doubt I would have found the
courage to do such things had it not been for our Margaret. I
still miss her, but hold very special memories of her and her
constant support in my heart.
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