Larry's Vacation

Hi everyone,
there have been some changes since the last time I wrote. I am very thankful that Larry and I went to St Louis in June to spend time with Poppa Joe( my nickname for my dad, Edmond Daffron) He finally gave up his fight of the Parkinson's. He fought this disease with every ounce of his being. He rarely let it get to him but it was a devastating disease. His wife, Helen, was by his side when he finally let go and went to rest. I loved him very much and was emotionally fine when he decided to go and be with our Lord. He gave me many things over the years, most of which was his ambition to excel and to never give up on any dream.
Larry, my brother, is on his first out of the country vacation as we traveled to the DR for 16 days this September. He is definately a person one has to get used to living with as he consummes so much liquid and food. We are going through bottles of beer, gallons of water and what ever else is left over in the fridge but this is ok as this is first real vacation in many many years. However, I think I will put him up in an all inclusive for the weekend.
The hurricanes, Hannah and Ike, nipped our island with light winds and heavy rains but no real damage on the North Coast. We were very thankful, even though the media makes things out worse than they are you can never take things like this for granted.

well have a super duper day and we hope to hear from you occasionally.

peace and safety to you
doug