How heartwarming to hear from so many of you who read the little tribute to my mother from Monroe County! Thank you. You made MY Mothers' Day special. Upon re-reading what I had written, I realized that I had made an error in my mother's age when she left Forsyth to go to college. She was "barely SIXTEEN", not "barely eighteen". That seems very young to leave home and board a train alone, but in those days it was possible to complete two grades in one year, and of course there were only eleven grades. Ever the teacher, my mother would have reminded me to "read carefully and check for mistakes before you mail ANYTHING!" Mothers are SO WISE!!!!!