Hi Shirley - Thanks so much for the kind words! I know you have every White County book ever printed, and though we haven't met, as you said, I think of you as an old friend. But stay tuned---I haven't quit making books; I'm just not going to be making them for the library any more. Already have a couple in the works... Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: <BeeandBop31@aol.com> To: <ILWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [ILWHITE] So this is good-bye... > Pat, > I could cry! For several years now you three have been my friends even > though we have never met. I have notes from Janet and Charlene in my files > that they kindly sent me in addition to whatever I had requested. Most > people would have sent the books or whatever I had written them for, but they > went beyond the "duty" their volunteer status dictated and wrote the notes > offering more helpful information than I had any right to expect. > > As for you - I relied on you even before you moved to White County. Your > books have been invaluable for the armchair research that many (most?) of us > are forced to do if we are to accomplish any research at all. Since you have > been in White County you have been available (and invaluable) for research to > help solve any genealogy question we throw at you and your computer. I know > nothing of the reasoning behind the exodus of you three angels, but I do know > that the Library will not hum with the same tune that it has in the past > years. You will most assuredly be sorely missed. > > Pardon me. I have to go do my crying now. > Shirley Malone Fritsche > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >