"Die Fledermaus" was one of my dad's favorite pieces of music! He liked classical music that had 'thunder and lightning' as he called it. Most of we children grew up to appreciate the classical as well. The Strauss family could do no wrong! Light opera and singers such as the late Mario Lanza were favorites of his, and ours. Our sister Sonya discovered it was bat droppings on her front porch. We elected to name him Godfrey (do you remember the movie, "My Man Godfrey"?). He selects various locations around her house from which to hang upside down. Fannie Farmer candies were made here in Norwalk, Ohio, for a number of years; the plant closed some years ago. My sister Melba once worked there and her job was to remove the lion's mane from the nuts! Honestly. She would bring home clusters of goofed suckers (why did they always seem to be lime flavored?). They would fill the liner cups with the various chocolates and she would describe how a certain curlicue on the chocolate candy would indicate its filling. My sister Evelyn died Monday; it was a combination of lung cancer, black mold disease, and emphysema. She had no chance, my friends. She requested no funeral, just a family and friends get-together, which we are having in two weeks. We four sisters who were with her to the end joined hands with her and one another in a prayer circle to wish her Godspeed. She died within an hour of being disconnected from life support. It has been just four days and I am teary-eyed. This PAD group has been most supportive in the travails we experience in life and share here. For that, I thank you. Smiles, Anna

Anna, I too wish to add my condolences.? It is tough for those left behind but take solace in her going home to be whole again.? Love and sincerely,? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Del Bristol <bristol@wcnet.org> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 8:13 pm Subject: [PD-LIFE] Bats and more "Die Fledermaus" was one of my dad's favorite pieces of music! He liked classical music that had 'thunder and lightning' as he called it. Most of we children grew up to appreciate the classical as well. The Strauss family could do no wrong! Light opera and singers such as the late Mario Lanza were favorites of his, and ours. Our sister Sonya discovered it was bat droppings on her front porch. We elected to name him Godfrey (do you remember the movie, "My Man Godfrey"?). He selects various locations around her house from which to hang upside down. Fannie Farmer candies were made here in Norwalk, Ohio, for a number of years; the plant closed some years ago. My sister Melba once worked there and her job was to remove the lion's mane from the nuts! Honestly. She would bring home clusters of goofed suckers (why did they always seem to be lime flavored?). They would fill the liner cups with the various chocolates and she would describe how a certain curlicue on the chocolate candy would indicate its filling. My sister Evelyn died Monday; it was a combination of lung cancer, black mold disease, and emphysema. She had no chance, my friends. She requested no funeral, just a family and friends get-together, which we are having in two weeks. We four sisters who were with her to the end joined hands with her and one another in a prayer circle to wish her Godspeed. She died within an hour of being disconnected from life support. It has been just four days and I am teary-eyed. This PAD group has been most supportive in the travails we experience in life and share here. For that, I thank you. Smiles, Anna ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

--- Anna wrote: > My sister Evelyn died Monday; it was a combination of lung cancer, > black mold disease, and emphysema. She had no chance, my friends. >She requested no funeral, just a family and friends get-together, >which we are having in two weeks. We four sisters who were with her >to the end joined hands with her and one another in a prayer circle to >wish her Godspeed. She died within an hour of being disconnected from >life support. It has been just four days and I am teary-eyed. This >PAD group has been most supportive in the travails we experience in >life and share here. For that, I thank you. ****************************** Dearest Anna, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. May the Lord give you and your family the strength to carry on in this time of sorrow. My thoughts, prayers and condolences are with you and yours. tracy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/