Born June 10, 1950, in Lansingburgh, New York, Linda Alison Langworthy was an All-Area All-State chorus singer, participated in the Girl Scouts, and graduated cum laude from Lansingburgh High School in 1968. She graduated from Hudson Valley Community College Nursing School after receiving a scholarship as part of a pilot program to test whether those with cerebral palsy could qualify as nurses.
She was a voracious reader and frequented Richards Library, often borrowing up to 200 books a year. An original Trekker, she held passionate viewpoints about religion and politics, was completely devoted to family, friends, and her faith, and fiercely proud of her Irish heritage.
She passed away peacefully at the age of 68, following a courageous battle with cancer, on Monday, October 29, 2018, surrounded by members of her loving family. Destiny in the Future is her only book, published posthumously to raise cancer awareness.