Linda Kaye Burke, 46, of Port Republic passed away suddenly, Wednesday evening, May 13, 2015, after a car accident.

Linda was born November 23, 1968 in Washington DC, the beloved daughter of John and Barbara Verdin of Huntingtown, Maryland. She was married to Kevin Burke, October 25, 1996 and was the loving mother to her four children, Rachel 17, Ryan 15, Riley 11 and Rowan 8. Linda graduated from Northern High School Class of 1986. She held various jobs throughout Maryland, from Marriott in Bethesda to Stoney’s in Calvert. Wherever she went her kind heart turned acquaintances into friends, and friends into family. Linda was also a passionate volunteer, serving with an open heart on the PTA at Mutual Elementary School, at Chesapeake Cares Food Pantry, at Friends of Felines (where she adopted her beloved cats Niko and Percy), at Project Echo Turkey Trot and at Ronald McDonald House along with many other worthy pursuits.

Above all, Linda took absolute delight in her children – and she was usually off on some new adventure or watching a sunset with one or more of her kids – filling them with her own sense of wonder. She was a vibrant, positive life force and her memory will live on forever in our hearts. She was creative, remained positive and present, never held a grudge and could brighten any environment she entered.

An avid reader and photographer, Linda was preceded in death by her father and is survived by her husband and four children, as well as siblings: John Verdin (Elizabeth); Scott Verdin (Jamie); Susan Gallo (Michael); Patrick Verdin (Ronda); Lisa Wieland (Paul); Clayton Verdin and David Verdin (Natasha) and her nieces and nephew: Kelly, Michael, Amy, Chloe, Emma and Adriana.