Saddened

This past week, a good Sealy friend of ours passed away, succombing finally to a rare type of cancer. Bob Vail, a humorous good-natured man married to the most nicest woman (Delma) I've met, passed away after years of undergoing radical treatment to slow down the inevitable. And, ironically, his youngest daughter Amy was Jaime's roommate - Jaime is Lori's oldest sister. I never met Amy through the Sealy connection. It truly is a small world - I met her through the Novak family connection. My thoughts and prayers are with the Vail family.

And tonight as I was talking to Jean Jones, one of my longtime "aunts" who was Joanne's best friend, I found out that Ennis Nentwig passed away last Thursday as well. And this saddened me. Ennis was Joanne's boyfriend/companion. And even though he could be the most boring man alive. He could also annoy me and be quite aggravating. But all in all, he was the most kind-hearted, well meaning person, and he absolutely adored Joanne. I know that Joanne's death was a grieving time for him and Jean said it best: It was like the light went out of Ennis when Joanne passed away. So I was truly in mourning when I heard the news of his death.

Bob & Ennis: please make sure you give Joanne my love. We will miss you all.