Lydia Von Hacke

Lydia Gabriela Countess von Hacke, loving mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2008. She was preceded in Heaven by her husband Wilhelm Hans Count von Hacke. Born October 13, 1914, her early years were spent in Silesia, East Germany, with her parents and two older sisters. She attended boarding schools and received a classical education. After her marriage, she and her husband lived on their estate in a medieval 11th century castle in Castle Alt Warthau, Kreis Bunzlau in lower Silesia. After the end of World War II they immigrated to the United States and lived on Deer Hall Plantation in Georgetown and also Sumter, South Carolina. As a widow, she moved to Decatur, Georgia. Lydia was considered a great beauty and was a muse for many a painter and poet. She moved through life with grace and gratitude. But her greatest accomplishments were in the love she demonstrated toward her family and friends. She had a generous spirit and went out of her way to create beauty from the simplest things in life. She loved birds singing, flowers in bloom, listening to opera and music in general, dancing and "little parties" with her friends.  She leaves behind her devoted children, the Rev. Haco Wilhelm von Hacke, pastor of The Lutheran Church of the Messiah and his wife Michele Beasley von Hacke of Decatur, Georgia, and Astrid Erica von Hacke de Rodriguez and her husband Ruben Dario Rodriguez Teran of Palm Beach, Florida and a grandson Eric Allen von Hacke, who is a senior at the University of Georgia in Athens.  A memorial service will be held at 4:00PM on Sunday, March 2 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 465 Clairemont Avenue in Decatur with Rev. Carla Knobler officiating and Rev. Joe LaGuardia, Chaplain of Clairmont Oaks assisting. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the staff at Clairmont Oaks and to the caregivers of Loving Tender Care, especially Diana and Eleanor, who gave of themselves from the heart. Thanks also to Hospice Atlanta.  We thank God for His blessings.  In lieu of flowers, you may send donations in Lydia's name to the Lutheran Church of the Messiah or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.  A. S. Turner & Sons