Thank you Janis. The Convocation in Virginia was wonderful. Getting to meet people I had corresponded with for years was a dream come true. That's where my sister and I met Joel and Linda. We fell in love with them. I was horrified when I learned what had happened. But now I believe that Joel will be back pounding the keys before the Doctors can turn around twice. We have all been helped by Joel in more ways that one. We have been blessed to have him. I'll pass on your good wishes to Linda when I hear from her. Clovis -----Original Message----- From: janlaprof <[email protected]> To: Pate <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Jul 28, 2010 8:08 pm Subject: [PATE] Joel Pate I wanted to express my concern and prayers for Joel's return to good health. I'm a semi-lurker. I've contributed some, but work takes up so much of my time, I can't contribute as much as I wish I could. I'm from the south AL and FL Pates, though I'm in Texas now. Joel has helped me on more than one occasion to straighten out the threads of my ancestors. He has enabled me to communicate with cousins I never knew existed. I could not have done this without his help. It was wonderful to actually meet him and Linda and so many of you experts in Virginia in '08. Clovis, thank you for letting us know. You have had your share of troubles, too. We're happy you are always there for us, too. To Joel: We love you and we want you to get well very soon. We need you and miss you. Janis Pate Baker ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message