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Mother, wife, artist, lover of family and pets, and instant best friend to anyone she ever met Mrs. Buckfire, 41, of Bloomfield Hills, died July 24, 2010, of ovarian can- cer. "Lori had a natural talent of making everyone feel special — and a unique ability of con- necting with people," said her husband, Daniel. "I feel blessed. Every day that I knew her was fun. Even when she was diagnosed, she was upbeat and always fun to be with." Lori was born in Lori Haber Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved with her fam- ily to Metro Detroit when she was 4 years old. She graduated from Arizona State University in Tempe with a bachelor's degree in art and lived in Los Angeles for 10 years before returning to Michigan. She met Daniel Buckfire through a mutual friend in October 2002, and they married in May 2004. The following March, their son Hayden was born. Just two months later, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Lori didn't turn inward. She became the top fundraiser for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in West Bloomfield three years in a row, raising $45,000. "She cared more about others than herself and always accepted people for who they were," said her mother, Arlene Haber, of Bloomfield Township. "She wasn't religious, but she was spiritual. She didn't have a mean bone in her body." Melissa Wolf-Litvin, her best friend from Metro Detroit, said, "She did so much for so many. She was everyone's friend the moment you met her. She was a bright light and will continue to be." In a heart-breaking memorial service, niece Emily Elconin of West Bloomfield sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow;" Lori's 5-year- old son Hayden played the piano and Cantorial Soloist Neil Michaels of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield drew laughter with his a cap- pella rendition of the disco song "Xanadu." Joie de vivre, enjoy- ment of life, was the singular theme in everyone's comments. "The last five years shaped her, but in no way defined her," said her brother Bradley, who shared tales of vacations spent in Aspen, Europe and Acapulco, especially the day they threw Buckfire water balloons at guests from their hotel balcony, including launching balloons at their parents returning from din- ner. "I have countless memories that nobody can ever take away, and I intend to hold onto each and every one," he said. Diane Morgan, her friend from Los Angeles who moved in for two years to help after the diagnosis, read excerpts of letters that Lori wrote to her son Hayden every year on his birthday. "You were only 8 weeks old when we discovered my illness," Lori wrote. "My first thought was you, and the guilt of the prospect for not being there for you ... Everybody has a purpose in life. I can't wait to see what yours is. You are destined for great things in life. I feel it. I know it." Rabbi Marla Hornsten of Temple Israel noted Lori's paintings hang- ing throughout her house, the cre- ative ways she framed family pho- tos and Hayden's artwork strung on a clothesline across the kitchen window.