From: "Henry Wall" <hwall@dnet.net>

Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:45:45 -0400

Subject: Esther Cunningham

Suzanne, Jimmy and Brenda,

Please accept our sincere sympathy in the loss of your mother, she will be missed!!

Linda and Henry Wall

From: "Lee, Christopher T"
<Christopher.Lee@duke-energy.com>

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:21:32 -0400

Subject: Jim Cunningham and Family

Jim,

What a legacy your Mother left! I’m sure you are proud of her and can be at peace knowing she was such a wonderful woman and will be with our Lord. You have our wishes and prayers from Cashiers.

Christopher Todd Lee

From: "jack" <wmoore007@carolina.rr.com>

Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:30:45 -0400

Subject: Brenda Elliott

Brenda,

so sorry to hear of your Mom passing.
your family are in our thoughts and prayers
Esther was, as she wrote about my cousin/relative, Kate Rhinehart

A "Mountain Orchid- VERY SPECIAL"

betty & jack moore........gastonia

From: "Monroe Gilmour" <mgilmour@main.nc.us>

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:35

Subject: For Esther Cunningham's family

Dear Brenda, Suzanne, James & family,
As I sit here, above me is a plaque with Esther's name on it, and I'm mighty proud to have her looking over me. She was and continues to be an inspiration to me and thousands of others in the region and beyond.
Esther represents the best in what community organizing should be. And her special effort for years to knit something for each Cunningham Award recipient was the real cherry on the prize.
Our love and appreciation to each of you as you mourn her loss and celebrate her full, rich life. A great oak has indeed fallen in our western NC forests, but as in the forest, Esther has already nurtured and nourished innumerable seedlings. Her work and life continue through them.
Best,
Monroe
1991 ECA recipient

cc: Julie Mayfield, WNCA