Rewind back to the 1970s. That's me standing second from the left. On the front row (l to r) are my brother, Steve; my niece, Heather; her dad, my brother David; and Beth's wonderful dog, Wheat Flower. Standing are Grama Velma (whom we all miss--she would've been 96 today); me, Beth (Heather's mom); Dad, Mom, sis Carrie, and sis Mary.

Beth, who's holding my hand, took her last breath this morning. Many of you from Dallas to Bavaria have remembered her and Heather in your thoughts and prayers as we learned in September that Beth had cancer. Thank you. Heather has continued to update a special web site, which now includes a slide show.