Profiles of Life: Linda B. Hogan

Linda Hogan was employed as a media specialist in the Mid-Del School District. She was a librarian's assistant at Kerr Junior High.

Hogan, 50, died of injuries she sustained Monday when a tornado destroyed her Oklahoma City home.

She will be remembered as a loving mother who was active in civic and church activities. Hogan, who came to the area in 1981, was involved in Bible study, was a Girl Scout Leader and volunteered at Parkview Elementary School, which was heavily damaged by the storm.

"My dad and his brother were going through the wreckage and trying to salvage things" at our home, said Kelly Hogan, Linda's oldest daughter. "My uncle's wife commented on finding all these children's books and toys and photos from when we were babies. It said a lot about my mom and how much she must have loved her children."

Linda Hogan loved to work with kids, said Dennis Warren, assistant principal at Kerr Junior High.

"People will remember her as a hard-working, caring, kind person that was willing to help out at our school in any way," Warren said. "She was a people person... truly enjoyed the kids at the school."

Hogan assisted Warren with the school's fund-raising events and decorating for special events.

She is survived by her husband, Will Jr., daughters Kelly and Karen, mother Jane Rosendahl, five sisters, a brother and numerous other relatives.

"She'll be missed and loved by all," Warren said.

- Bob Cramer