From the Chickamauga Battlefield and Rock City June 2011.

 

Mike! Thanks for these. Granny and Val have been asking how you are doing, so I've been trying to find out. TX Jim has tried to reach you several times. Please contact him, or PM me and let us know how you are. We missed you at Weekend at Dean's in Jan.

 

I'm good Deb - finally. I talked to Jim briefly today and he's supposed to call back. I really hate that I missed the Weekend but it couldn't be helped. You may tell anyone who asks that I'm well and plan to be back here posting.

Back on topic I know Dean wouldn't approve but I hope he's in a better place now - a place where there's no pain and no concerns about anything. I can hear him railing at Richard Nixon now.

Barb and I add our condolences to Rori and the rest of the family. We will miss his wit and observations on life and its foibles greatly.

 

^ Excellent!

 

Oh, Raymo!!! Thank you so much for these beautiful pictures! Jim and I were so hoping you could make it to the Weekend at Dean's, but certainly understand there are times when traveling is just not in the cards. I'm not certain, but expect we will not be able to make any more long distance trips due to Jim's medical issues. We're pretty much homebound at this point. If you are EVER in our area, please let us know.

 

Thanks for posting those great pics, Mike/Raymo. Good to "see" you here.

 

Deans' Obituary in The Villages Daily Sun:

http://th-www2.thevillagesdailysun.c...ds/obituaries/

 

Raymo, great to see you posting. Those pictures are swell. Dean looks so happy in each shot. It's a wonderful thing that he found Rori.

 

Jim thanks for the obit and pictures - which prompted others to post theirs. I was wondering how young Dean was. Good pictures in the flat hat, since he's smiling.

 

Glad to read you are doing well, Mike.