On a lighter note,

I'm helping a friend out (much younger friend) whose little girl is involved in a sticker club. It's a sort of chain letter with stickers. So if anyone has any little "friends", grandkids, neighbor kids or whatever, who you think would like to receive 72 packets of stickers from all over the place (one packet at a time) through the mail, just let me know and I'll send them the letter.

-Pat

Thanks Kathi, Just a street(home)address in Spfld. then I guess. Would you mind checking the phone book? thanks - Pat

The obituary was in the Springfield paper yesterday and listed her as living in Wilmington, MA. The funeral being next weekend here in Springfield. Friday night calling hours and St Mary's Church at 11am and reception at The Country Club after the service and burial.

Don't forget to turn your clocks back tonight! It will now be the official start of hibernation in Vermont.
Happy Thoughts for your weekend!

Karen, I'm glad you asked for that address, I'm hoping it will be posted here. I too would like to send a card. - Pat

If one of you has an address for MaryAnn Tracy Murphy could you send it to me? I would like to send a sympathy card. What a tragedy. When we think of Dick a story comes to mind that makes us smile. Rich was sitting in an airport several years ago waiting for a flight. He looked up as the flight crew approached the gate. Rich yelled "Scumbag?" and Dick saw Rich and yelled "Stovepipe!" They shook hands and caught up for a minute or two and then Dick said the crew needed to board. Rich sat back down and only then realized that people were looking at him strangely and one person finally said, "Did you just call our pilot SCUMBAG?" I think they made some comment like, can this guy fly a plane? and Rich had to laugh and thinking back on life in high school, that thought may have crossed his mind too!! He was a good guy and my sympathy to his friends and family. God bless.

Lori I'm so glad the leaves arrived. I'm surprised that any were intact. I had the feeling they would all end up crumbs over the journey. Tim, my mail-man things I'm nuts!

I'm sorry to hear about Dick (but glad to see Brian surface) and really sorry about your brother, Kathi. I wish I could say something to make you feel better, but I know there's nothing I can say.

On a lighter note, I got your leaves in the mail yesterday, Patti, and was really excited! I think they lost some of their vibrancy on the way, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that it's really exciting to get a whole envelope full of leaves in the mail from a friend in Maine--and that you went to the trouble to pick so many beautiful leaves for me and to actually bother to put them in an envelope and send them to me. I'm touched. I consider you a really good friend to do that for me. Thank you!

I remember Dick very well. He was a good friend of my brothers and spent a lot of time at our house. So sad. Thanks for letting us know Brian. I wouldn't have heard otherwise. thanks for the links also. - Pat

Loosing your parents is sad but loosing a sibling is devastating.

Hi Everyone,

My brother Pete called today to ask if I had heard that Springfield's Dick Tracy had died in an air crash Sunday. http://newsobserver.com/news/nc/ncwire_news/story/1765687p-8049789c.html
Darn. I hadn't seen Dick in quite a while, and was just wondering what had become of him. Actually, it was awesome to hear he had become a pilot, but this is sad. I hope to make it to Springfield for a service, if they have one there. He was living in North Carolina.

And Kathi, I am so sorry to hear of your brother. I never made a connection when I read about his death in the news, because he was from Milton, Vt. and so much younger than us. I visited the memorial site at http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/sheehankevinf.html and I am deeply affected and saddened for your loss.

I love you all, enjoy every breath you take!
-=Brian