From: Freida Wells Date: 07/30/05 10:23:11 To: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert Subject: Re: [IALUCAS] GARY THARP PASSED AWAY TODAY. Well folks we have lost one of the great researchers of the Lucas Co IA family. I also received a note from Doug letting me know that Gary had passed away. I will miss him very much. We have been working on the LANE family off and on for over 20 years and he was a GREAT help to me, and we would have long discussions on the family and information we had found. A few years ago my husband and I planned a trip to Chariton and I wrote to Gary and told him I was going. Well another cousin Sue in VA decided she would come also, so the three of us worked for three weeks getting our work list made. Gary had the cemetery book (I did not at that time) and made a list of all that I would need to take pics of, made us or scanned the maps from the book, wrote out all the directions for each one. And folks I want to tell you that he did a great job and we came home with over 200 cemetery photos from Lucas and Wayne Counties. Sue and I worked on the list of documents and census that needed to be done and went thru the surname files they have at the Gen society in Chariton (great place to visit) and we came home with over 150 documents, so I would say we made a great team. I will miss him very much as he was always such an inspiration to me. The last thing he sent me was a cute thing called Lawns and God.... I am going to send to you also, and Nancee I would like that photo, if it is the one I am thinking of he sent to me also and I had problems with my computer and lost it, so please send to me so I will have it. Sincerely Freida Wells