Megan Getrum was 36, when her full life was ended too soon. Her friends know Megan enjoyed yoga and loved her cats.  In work she really enjoyed helping people solve problems using her computer skills.  Problems she could not solve with code she patched with chocolate chip cookies. (At least everyone felt better after eating the cookies, a trick she learned from her grandmother.)

Friday night was game night for Megan and a group of friends who have been meeting for over 15 years. They shared a passion for strategy and role play.  Through hundreds of games their friendships have remained strong.

Megan inherited a gene for wanderlust from her grandparents. She took her first trip abroad in high school and had since traveled on her own, building friendships while hiking the trails of Scotland, Ireland, and Peru.  Her last big adventure took her through India accompanying her grandparents.  I think they had a contest to see who could take more pictures!  On trips she collected exotic snacks to share with us upon her return, like strange Indian curried peas and Scottish Nessie gummy worms. Patagonia was next on her bucket list and I believe she will go there in spirit. If you were her friend, light a candle for her in a far away place.

Megan Getrum is survived by her parents, Leonard and Diane Getrum, brother Jeff and grandparents Frank and Barbara Cochrane. A memorial will be held in her memory at 10 am, May 6 at the Oak Point Nature Center, 5901 Los Rios Blvd, Plano, TX 75074. Dress is Hawaiian shirts or Friday casual. We ask that in lieu of flowers you donate to one of these charities in her name.

The Nature Conservancy, Texas CARES (cat rescue), Hu numan Homies (yoga wellness)