I first met Margaret Longhill in the early days of WillFest, before we called it that I think. The first two I attended were at two different venues in Dunnellon, and the following year, she moved it to what is now Florida Sands Music Ranch (Sertoma). Jim Billie invited me to play with him at the festival, and like everyone who ever came within

I first met Margaret Longhill in the early days of WillFest, before we called it that I think. The first two I attended were at two different venues in Dunnellon, and the following year, she moved it to what is now Florida Sands Music Ranch (Sertoma). Jim Billie invited me to play with him at the festival, and like everyone who ever came within range of Margaret's magnetic field, I assumed an orbit and became a thread in the tapestry she was continuously weaving. Margaret had a sizable influence on everyone she met as well as on people who have no idea who she was. She was a purposeful woman and a good soul. I will never forget Sister Mary.