Linda Long Filippini

On August 5, 2021 Linda Long Filippini left this earthly existence to be with the Lord in Paradise, after a short, but intense battle with cancer. Linda Lee Long was born, September 12, 1947, to her parents, John C. Long and Elizabeth Upton Long, in Louisville, KY. She grew up in St Matthews and on a farm outside of Louisville. She graduated from Eastern High School where she was a cheerleader. Linda pursued a teaching degree and graduated from Western Kentucky University in 1969. She taught grade school children for 27 years, mostly at Dunn Elementary, where she loved both students and their parents. She married Dick Filippini in 1984. In 1996, after retiring from teaching, Linda became a licensed real estate broker. Dick joined her in 2003, and they have sold real estate together for over 18 years. Linda and Dick have two daughters, Amy Moore and Alison Filippini, and three grandchildren, Lilly Moore, Joie Filippini, and Linus Haggard. Linda's parents predeceased her, as did her oldest brother, Jack, and her infant son, Patrick. She has 2 brothers, Barney and Earl, and their wives, Sally and Sally, respectively, and a sister-in-law, Jeanette Long. There are a number of nieces and nephews that loved Linda Dearly, Shelly Marshall, Cindy Neal, Jenny Shown, Chris Long, Carrie Hawkins, Kristina Long. Her daughter, Alison, said it best, "Linda was the most loving and selfless mother to us. I will be forever grateful the Lord placed her in our lives as the unwavering model of kindness, grace, true beauty, tenacity and strength."

The "Celebration of Life" service will be at Linda's church, Ascension Lutheran Church, 13725 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, August 11th, with a reception immediately following, at the church. The Internment will take place at a later time.

The family has requested that flowers not be sent, but that expressions of sympathy be sent to her church, Ascension Lutheran Church.