Lori with her beautiful smile and big heart died at home from complications of ALS with husband David holding her hand and dog Norman curled at her side.

Lori was born June 14, 1957 in Holland, Michigan to Henry and Lois Holstege. She was second of five children and grew up in the Greater Grand Rapids area. She graduated from Calvin College in 1979 and from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1983.

Having received her MD degree, Lori returned to Grand Rapids and began an internal medicine residency at Butterworth Hospital (now Corewell Health). On her first month rotation she worked closely with a young British doctor named David Quimby. Sparks flew and they married a year later in 1984. Together over 40 years and inseparable, the sparks never stopped flying.

Having finished their training in Grand Rapids, Lori and David moved to the Greater Detroit area. Lori continued her training in psychiatry at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. David completed a pulmonary fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. In 1989, having finally finished all their training, they returned to the Greater Grand Rapids area to begin their careers.

Lori wore many hats during her career including: Teaching medical students and residents as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Michigan State University;, Served as Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services;, Worked as consulting psychiatrist for the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Clinic, YWCA of Grand Rapids;, Served as Councilor for the Michigan Psychiatric Society;, Was a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association;, Served as Medical Director, Kent Oaks Psychiatric Hospital Grand Rapids., Throughout all of this, Lori maintained a busy private practice, and said that caring for her patients was a privilege.

In addition to falling in love with each other in 1983, Lori and David fell in love with Leelanau County. Over the following decades, they explored the countryside and waterways all seasons of the year. Finally in 2000 they built their own home in Leelanau County and in 2011 moved there permanently. Besides continuing to work, Lori spent her days hiking the many trails and byways of the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, usually accompanied by her husband and dogs. She also loved gardening, cooking, hosting friends and family, books, music, art and travel.

Lori is survived by her husband, David Quimby, MD, her beloved dog, Norman, her parents, Henry and Lois Holstege, her siblings: Holly (Peter) DeVries, Marc Holstege, Todd (Kim) Holstege, and Christopher (Angela) Holstege. In addition, she is survived by 16 wonderful nephews and nieces and their equally wonderful spouses, as well as her beautiful “greats” (great nephews and nieces) who always brought her joy.

A huge thank you to our group of friends, family, neighbors, caregivers, and Munson Hospice for all the support through Lori ‘s terrible illness. Your love, support, prayers, laughter, and tears made life still worth living.

Services in honor of Lori’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th with the family greeting friends starting at 12:00 p.m. at the Martinson Funeral Home of Suttons Bay.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Leelanau Christian Neighbors, PO Box 196, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 or to www. leelanauchristianneighbors.org/how-canyou- help/donate/ LCN provides a food pantry, financial assistance, blessings in a backpack and more to our neighbors of Leelanau County. Lori volunteered there for more than a decade, and always felt she received far more than she gave.

Lori’s Maxim for living in this big beautiful terrible wonderful world was simple: Love one another.

Please share memories and condolences with Lori’s family at www.martinson.info. Arrangements are with the Martinson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Leelanau.