Saturday, August 31, 2013

I turned 70 years old today


To my 6 brothers and sisters:

 I was somewhat distracted today because of my wife Marya's surgery/recovery...so notes--from every one of you
--commemorating my 70-th birthday were so very welcome. I don't know whether all of you are amazed that I (Don) made it, or that you are looking ahead at this milestone for yourselves. Whatever the reason, thank you.

I know that I am very surprised that I am still alive and that I am still relatively active. This from a guy that when programming computers 50 years ago never thought that he would be alive when the calendar turned 2000. (Y2K was a problem I never thought I would see.)

Considering the age at which our father left us, I am really, really amazed that today came for me. (But then our mother is doing just fine at 90.) I am truly a blessed person; God has been good to me.

I thank you for noting today. It is an action by all of you that is on par with the effort you all put into being in attendance at my Deacon commissioning 2-1/2 years ago. I was very, very touched then, and I am very, very touched now.

Please know, that I love each and every one of you, and will until my final day.

Don

PS This is true, even if I still carry the stigma of allowing Michael to be harmed by my friends Mike and Larry that day on Lion's Head, so many years ago.