Hi Dave,


 CS>   Re: Dale Shipp has Passed

 RH> We stopped in to see them in Silver Spring a few years ago, nice (but
 RH> huge!) retirement complex. We've fond memories of staying at the house;
 RH> they insisted we stop on our way up to or back from NY a number of
 RH> times.

 DD> I imagine that Bryan and his sister are giving their Mom a lot of
 DD> support.

 RH> Most definatly so. Cathy used to live just a couple of houses up the
 RH> street when they were in Columbia.

 DD> I met her a several of the picnics but I can't recall her face. The
 DD> nice Irish lady who also lived nearby keeps popping into my mind.
 DD> Bv)= And
 DD> I remember Bryan supplying some really great baklava to the next to
 DD> last picnic in Columbia.

The nice Irish lady was Helen, never did learn her last name. She passed
away some years ago, while the Shipps were still in Columbia.


 DD> In other news I've got nine others to sign my petition to have my
 DD> friend Les named as Springfield's "First Citizen". We're keeping our
 DD> fingers
 DD> crossed but we're also being realistic about it. The award always
 DD> seems to go with the "money" crowd. And whilst Les is not "hurthing"
 DD> he's not in the "hire an accountant to minimise my taxes" category.

Keep pushing it; you may be nicely surprised this year. And, if not this
year, maybe next?

Today is our 49th anniversary so we're going out to one of our favorite
local seafood places for supper. Can't get down on the coast where we
used to live and even if we could, most of the places we used to to go
to are long gone. We're also prepping the camper; next week is an
RV/radio net rally in Pigeon Forge, TN. Got to make sure we have enough
room to bring back some new cast iron pieces. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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