Lynne

January 8, 1993

As President of the Council for the last three years,

    you have helped me though a valley of tears.

You learned the hard way what roofs were about,

    when the raccoons made it impossible to keep the rain out.

As a co-chair of the Outreach Committee,

    you helped us learn our neighborhood, and city.

You supported Lincoln Park's MICAH membership,

    though some older members thought your mind had slipped.

A VBS teacher extraordinary,

    you used Walter's yarn while he was busy elsewhere.

Communion you take to the homebound,

        and a more caring person will never be found.

As Comptroller for Greater Milwaukee United Way,

    you are one of the reasons they are still active today.

When you go to Madison to stude,

    I hope you will remember this old fuddy-duddy.

Lynne, please give me a phone number to call,

    you know I'll need help, if not now, then in the fall.

My prayers are with you now and always,

    and may we get together soon, in happier days.

Thank you for being a friend,

    I hope our friendship will never end.