Linda Marie (Stewart) Pierce was born on June 11, 1953, to John and Betty (Piechowski) in Honolulu, HI. Her family moved several times during her early childhood due to her dad being enlisted in the Army. Linda spent her later childhood growing up in Rochester, MN, graduating from Lourdes High School. She began college in Rochester, MN and then graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry.
Her long and courageous battle with cancer claimed her body, but not her spirit.
Linda was born in Sacramento on March 6, 1957, to Ron Sizelove and Eleanor Ekdahl. She started dating her husband, Rich Stewart, while working at National Semiconductor in 1980, and moved to Livermore to be with him. They married in 1983 and welcomed their first daughter, Sheena, in 1984, followed by their second daughter, Javonna, in 1989.
Linda was a graduate of Las Positas College and worked as a mechanical drafter for over 20 years. She gave her life to God in 1991 and attended Trinity Church for 30 years. She was the embodiment of hospitality and spent her life joyfully putting the needs of others above her own.