The Shadow
A former Virginian Review staff writer has died.
With her beloved Alan by her side, Kirsten Lissi Richardson-Pearce departed earth Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at U.Va. Medical Center in Charlottesville, after a courageous three-year battle against leukemia.
Kirsten was born July 7, 1991, on her daddy’s birthday in Columbia, S.C.
Kirsten married her best friend and love of her life Michael Alan Pearce, May 28, 2016.
Kirsten is the daughter of Scott Richardson (Pennisu) of Orlando, Fla., and Cathy Bush Richardson of Clifton Forge; the sister of Michael Richardson of Pittsburgh, Pa.; the granddaughter of Colin Richardson of the City of Bristol, England and the late Lissi Wanke Richardson of Chatham, Kent, England; the granddaughter of Roger and Carol Bush, formerly of Clifton Forge, and now of Black Mountain, N.C.
She was the daughter-in-law of the late Alan Pearce and Debbie McGinnis Pearce of Waynesboro; the sister-in-law of Aaron (Mia) Pearce of Charlotte, N.C. and Brandon (Zoey) Pearce and Jonathan Pearce of Waynesboro; the “daughter from the other side of the mountain” of Steve and Laura Shaver of Hot Springs; the “sister from the other side of the mountain” of Trey, T.J. and Alex Shaver.
Kirsten is lovingly held in the hearts of her uncles, aunts, cousins, the Pearce family and innumerable special friends.
Kirsten Richardson-Pearce is a former Jr. Miss Bath County, a graduate of Columbia International University, former child minder and private teacher to Jude and Julia Pfeiffer of Greenwich, London, England, former reporter for the Virginian Review, former blogger of MyLifeTintedPink and
TheTeapotJournalist and former admissions counselor for Montreat College.
Kirsten was a freelance journalist, a published participant with Whistle Words, a U.Va. cancer support for women, an American Shakespeare Center & Blackfriars Playhouse volunteer and interviewing Shakespearean actors and scholars for “Actors’ Virtual Roundtable” in the soon to be published,
“Shakespeare’s Auditory Worlds: Hearing on Stage, Then and Now.”
Kirsten loved surprises, loved planning parties and loved her family and friends. Kirsten never knew a stranger.
You are invited to Alan’s Celebration of Kristen’s life, Sunday, Nov. 24, 4:30-6 p.m. at Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market Street, Staunton, immediately followed by a gathering with light hor d’oeuvres at Stelle Rose at Staunton Station, 36 Middlebrook Avenue, Staunton.
Kirsten’s wishes for this Celebration are bright colors, lots of flowers, music and conversations.
Kirsten loved making memories.
Please come with a memory or tribute to be collected in a book for Alan.
If unable to attend, memories may be sent to her mother at cbrhome@yahoo.com with the subject Kirsten’s Celebration or mailed to Alan’s home.
Please have flowers delivered Saturday, Nov. 23 to Alan Pearce, 227 N. Madison Street, Apt. A, Staunton, Va. 24401.
Memorial tributes may be made to PayPal.Me/4map, an account for Michael Alan Pearce (4map) to complete everything for his beloved Kirsten as she was not eligible for life insurance.
Kirsten’s cousin Ginny Guilliams, set up the PayPal account so all funds and messages accompanying the funds are given to Alan with no added transaction fees, unlike GoFundMe.
For those preferring to send a check in lieu of funds via PayPal, please make the check payable to Alan Pearce, mailing it to his home address.
A Celebration of Kirsten’s Life — Tinted Pink is being planned for family and friends in the Alleghany Highlands. Details are forthcoming.
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Kirsten Lissi Richardson-Pearce, a former staff writer for the Virginian Review and formerly of Bath County, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the age of 28. She is pictured with her husband, Alan. (Photo Courtesy Cathy Bush Richardson)
