Monday, May 13, 2024
Denise once gave me a decorative tea towel with the following message: Good friends are like stars………. you can’t always see them but you know they are there. I have used that message many times and it expresses very well our relationship. It began in about grade 4 when the Whitmore family moved across town to Elizabeth St and Denise joined us at Lourdes. I think she was responsible for me starting to downhill ski at Alice. I would not say we were best friends but we saw a lot of each other until finishing High School at Fellowes. We then headed in different directions until resuming again when she and Tom returned to the Valley. “Hen Parties” with Moms and kids, “Hog Roasts” at the farm and the famous “Pipeline” parties kept us in touch. When they left the Valley again, the get-togethers became less frequent.
Deaths, illnesses, many prayers, e-mails and cards were now our main contact points. Denise will be greatly missed but we have many memories to cherish.
Love and prayers, Barb & Family
