I have fond memories from my childhood visits with my dad's side of the family. Our family visits to see Aunt Esther and Uncle Ronald, Susan and Bob are some of my best memories; Cousin Susan always entertained my sister and me, cousin Bob telling stories from his Air Force experience's.

Ronald was such a tremendous help during the time my dad was battling cancer, I'm not sure Elaine could have managed without him.

Several years ago he reached out to me via phone call. We had not spoken much since my father's passing. The call started by him saying, "I bet you will never guess who this is!'' I knew in a heartbeat who it was. "I know exactly who this is, Uncle Ronald! " His voice had not changed at all from what I remembered. Since that time we would talk every six months or so, always sharing memories and getting caught up with current events.