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The Legend of the Three Sisters,
A Lasting Remembrance

by David Goodsell, Director,
Desert Sun Science Center
As given at the memorial service, October 10, 1999, in Idyllwild, CA

We all know that the ancients in all civilizations assigned stories to the stars, and they created pictures we know as constellations. In this way when the people gazed at the heavens, they were reminded of the importance of the lessons taught by those stories.

The Three Sisters watching over the Orion Nebula
Orion, The Hunter
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The Three Sisters and the Orion Nebula will identify themselves.

And so this is the way that I'm going to remember Lauren Interess, Jody Wilson and Lauren Dunn, just by, in my mind, creating a constellation in their memory.

I'm going to consider the three stars in the belt of the constellation Orion to be The Three Sisters. And, to me, each star will represent the soul of one of the young ladies. As you know, they are located in the sky where they oversee the great nebula in Orion, which is one of the most glorious objects in the sky.

My story for the constellation will tell of three young women who were sisters before the creation of the heavens and the earth, who insisted that they be allowed to come to earth at the same time, to be together and to be an inspiration for others, and who, in death, were assigned to the three stars in the belt of Orion. And their task now is to watch over the great beauty and power and energy of the great nebula, which represents the beauty and power and energy that is given to each of us.

And so whenever I look up at the constellation Orion, I'll remember the small constellation, the Three Sisters, who are there to remind us of our personal potential.

And every time I look up at the constellation Orion, I'll remember Lauren Interess and Jody Wilson and Lauren Dunn.