Christmas 2005
Our travels have been interrupted and our lives saddened by the death of Joanie's twin brother Jay. He lived well with MS for nearly 20 years. During that time he ran road rallies, volunteered and worked for the Sports Car Club of America and built a career as a machinist for Boeing. But over the last three years we watched sadly as the disease slowly eroded his brain and robbed him of any quality of life. He had been living in a full care nursing home when he slipped into a coma in late November. Su, Emily, Joanie and Kurt sat with him as he passed away.
March 2007
August 2007
There was a family and friends remembrance on Dec 8th. We shared many funny and touching stories about Jay. He will be remembered as a truly kind, generous and honest human being. We all miss him. Here are a few pics from the gathering...
Postscript for Matters on the road: Kurt took the truck back to the east coast starting on 12/9 while Joanie headed for Indiana by plane to do some consulting work for Head Start. Joanie returned briefly to Kettle Falls and then flew to Denver on 12/19. Kurt and the truck arrived in Denver on 12/20. We are here with the kids and grandson Mark until at least 12/26. Merry Christmas to all.
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