Page 9 - Senior Link Magazine Winter 2021- Online Magazine

LOCAL LEGENDS

She has a lot of other
abilities as well, not
the least being her
natural ability to relate
to anyone, including
total strangers.
(Another number
I’ll never be able to
calculate is how many
people have been in
the audience of one
of our productions
simply because Dana
contacted them
personally.)

Above all, it is her buoyant, joyful, energetic
spirit that “always believes, always hopes, always
endures” that has made the biggest difference in the
lives of all of us whom she has blessed and served
over the years. It is her presence, as much as her
work, that has had such a profound influence.

As I think back over the influence that both of
these women have had, how much they made
possible by their willing service, what they have
done to make others shine, and how much would
have been missed had their places been vacant, it
is profoundly humbling. I know that, if my father
were still present with us, he would wholeheartedly
join me in praising both of our wives who made
life so much richer, so much better, and so much
more fruitful than it
otherwise could ever
have been.

GIFT IDEAS
The Gift of Shared Memories
• Family history is especially precious to the ones in your family who have experienced it the longest.
Do a little research and create a Family History Journal or a Family Tree to frame for your elders.
• Photos are incredibly precious when they capture a happy memory. Print off a dozen (or a hundred)
of your favorites and make a photo album that will bring the joy back with every nostalgic glance.

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