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Given that we seem to be consistently incapable of getting our act together before |
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Kelly spent the
summer(*)with us, working at the Wet Seal store in Mayfair mall |
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Christmas to write a letter like this, better late than
never! We DO love all of
your |
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& volunteering in the
physical therapy department at St. Luke's hospital. Kelly was |
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wonderful cards, gifts & personal letters as well as
the time we spent together |
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really
excited to learn in early November that she was accepted into the Physical |
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during the year, all of which deserve our thanks!! Now
that the holidays are over, |
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Therapy Grad school at the
Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) |
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we have found a little time to reflect on the year,
friends, & family… Some of our |
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Tuition Donations
Gratefully Accepted J Yes, We Have No Shame ! |
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thoughts are captured below for your enjoyment. |
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Kelly will graduate from
Auburn University in mid-May and is planning to promptly |
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start grad school at the end the month... Guess there's
no "rest for the wicked" ! |
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Our favorite highlight of the year is the February
trip(*)to Jamaica (Mke to Montego |
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Bay & bus to Breezes Resort at Runaway
Bay). We spent time laying on the beach |
Stu graduated with
honors(*)from UW-LaCrosse in May of this year with a double |
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with the sun, white sand & warm breezes, drinking
(Red Stripes, fruity Pineapple |
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BS in Communications & English. He also made the
Dean's List! We had a terrific |
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Cocktails) & eating outside (Jerk Chicken, fish, etc)
& on the beach as well as |
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family celebration at the
school. Stu spent several months with the Thomas Registry |
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lounging on our "borrowed" chaise lounges
outside on our room patio under the |
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(researching corporate
information) & was accepted into Americorp for a year in |
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moon. We took a trip to visit the poorer areas of Ocho
Rios & the market to buy |
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October. He was in Washington DC for his first 3 months
and will be moving on |
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some cool memorabilia with a side trip up to the
mountain-side garden (huge red |
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soon to spend some time in Richmond, VA for more fun !! |
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flowers & a waterfall.) We had a 2-hour sunset sea
ride on a huge Catamaran with |
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fantastic wave sprays, which Don's camera unfortunately
hated (& promptly died!) |
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Don's
health(*)continues to amaze his doctors…He's in the 1% of Glioblastoma |
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brain tumor survivors who
passed the 5-year point! This summer, Don & his friend |
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We had a great summer ending with
our early fall trip(*)to Amsterdam & the UK. |
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Ed Panelli together raised over $13,000 at the SFTB(*)in
support of ongoing brain |
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Sandy flew ahead (trade show) before hooking up with Alan
& AeKyung (Don's |
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tumor research. Don had a job promotion this summer to a
global management |
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brother & sister-in-law) near London &
then with Don as he flew in a few days later. |
position for CT engineering
at GE. He continues to enjoy his job and his long-time |
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We visited family & spent time for a show in London
with Jim & Bev (Don's old |
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GE friends. He joined
several of them this summer for a fishing trip up in Canada & |
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friends) and in Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare-ville)
for a play, Celestine. We |
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tried to go hunting in the
fall ( too busy! ) |
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jointly gained ~20 pounds from great English beer &
lots of Ploughman's Lunches! |
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Sandy's job had her
traveling extensively this year…Houston, Chicago, Salt Lake |
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Our saddest moment of the
year was learning in February that Sandy's brother Les |
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City, Raleigh-Durham,
Orlando, New Orleans, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
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had advanced stage lung
cancer -- he never smoked a day in his life! Sandy was |
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and Amsterdam (Europe).
2004 brings a new marketing role for Sandy at GE, |
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fortunate to be able to
spend a significant amount of time with Les & his family |
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details are still in
progress! She visited with Kelly & Kaci twice this year (March & |
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through the year before his
passing in November. |
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October) in Auburn for more
enjoyment meeting their friends. Sandy also had |
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extensive physical therapy this year on both her ankle
& back, making progress |
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Moving on to some family
news, Kaci is enjoying her sophomore year at Auburn |
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with both. As we age, it will sure be nice having our own
personal physical therapist |
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University, majoring in
Finance. Her plan is to become a Real Estate Executive & |
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in the family!! |
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sell Million-Dollar homes
in Buckhead (suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.) |
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We're expecting that she
will be incredibly successful in this venture ! ( If you |
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As a fitting end to the year, we recently reached a
momentous decision after much |
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ever experienced Kaci
convincing her Mom to buy her some kind of something, |
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soul-searching, deep thought, contemplation and LOTS of
financial analysis: |
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you might just agree that she's a natural in sales ! ) |
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We're going to Build a New House next year and Move In !! |
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| Have a Happy,
Healthy and Very Contented 2004 … Kindest & Warmest Regards to You All ! |
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