Margaret and Sarah- Barbara and I are sorry that we will be unable to attend your mother’s memorial service on Friday to recognize and celebrate what a fine person she was. I remember her as tough, not meaning not gentle, but with a strength and firmness of character and conviction. And a truth teller. I wish I could capture her colorful and pointed message about my brother Charles – to the effect that Charles wouldn’t tell you that you looked good in those skinny jeans when you did not. She exemplified that that insightfulness and frankness.
Our condolences. As suggested, Barbara and I are making a contribution in your mother’s memory to the Blue Ridge Hospice.
Cousin James Gadsden