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I knew Barbara Lynn Killian ever since she was a baby. We lived only two doors away. Her mom and dad were super protective of Barbara Lynn. It is believed that she was blinded shortly after birth when a doctor or nurse administered the incorrect eye drops. Her mom, Shirley, hated the world for what happened to her daughter and was fiercely protective. If there were no state law about going to school, Barbara would have never left the house without her parents. Barbara loved going to the blind school in Overbrook! She would board there during the week (school regulations) and she loved the freedom and enjoyment of learning to live on her own. On mischief night, Oct. 30th, we neighbor kids would soap all the windows we could find and Barbara Lynn, with her mom close by, would come to our house to soap windows because she loved being chased by my Dad with the broom. No one visited them and when Shirley and Bob Killian went anywhere, Barbara Lynn went also. She was never left with anyone. Barbara Lynn earned a scholarship after high school but her parents rejected it. Barbara Lynn wanted to live on her own, and again her parents would not permit her to be on her own. When neighbors became concerned, Shirley and Bob would say they would take care of Barbara Lynn themselves and she would never need to work so there was no need for Barbara Lynn to take the scholarship or to move out. Barbara Lynn was very brilliant and could have done so much if given the chance. When neighbors called Social Services to complain that Barbara Lynn was being held captive in her own home, Shirley and Bob withdrew into their own little world taking Barbara Lynn with them. Her mom and dad treated her like a princess and gave her all the material things she wanted and gave their whole hearts to her. There was never any doubt that they loved their daughter and wanted only the best for her-what they thought was the best. Shirley was often heard saying that they would always take care of Barbara Lynn, that they did not trust anyone with their daughter and this included other family members. So they cut themselves off from the world and build their world around Babara Lynn. I was not surprised, very saddened, but not surprised when I read about the tragic death of Barbara Lynn. It could be supposed the parents made a pact (this is only a thought)that the last surviving parent would protect their precious child and take Barbara Lynn with then, even in death. I guess there is such a thing as loving too much! May God forgive these loving parents and keep them all within His loving arms.