Hi Kids;

I'm sorry that I missed your Mom's celebration of life. I didn't
find out where it was to be held until I read her obituary just tonight.
Your Mom loved life with a zest that very few others that I have met
have had. Try to find that zest for life for yourselves. Your Mom was
the leader in your family for all of these years. It's your turn now. I
know that you will make her proud.

I love you both,

Dad

Hi Dan;

I enjoyed your collection about the dunes. When we were young, your
mother and I used to go to the shore of lake superior and it looked very
much like the dunes, except that at the top of the cliffs, there was
grass growing. Where we went was the mouth of a river. I think it was
the bad river. It was in Wisconsin just a few miles south of the upper
peninsula of Michigan.

There was a power plant about a quarter of a mile up the river from
where it emptied into lake Michigan. The water in the river was like
bath water because it was heated from the power plant. one time we made
a boat from a large tractor inner tube and paddled up the river. just
after the power plant was a water fall. It was beautiful there and we
had a very nice time swimming in the warm water just below the falls.
So your love of the water and the beach comes naturally from both
sides. It's your heritage. Tuck this in your memories of your mom. It's
one of the best ones that I have of her.

Love,

Dad