Pam, Kristi, Johnny and your families, we are so sad for each of you in the passing of my friend, Brenda. Brenda is the best kind of friend. We went all through school together and shared so many good times and laughs. A best friend who could make a bologna sandwich the best meal; one who would stand back and watch the bus go by so we could stay home and play in the snow; a friend who spent many hours on the our porch waving at the conductors as the train would go by; one who thought my mother made the best ice water in Chesapeake; a friend who would play hide and seek with me and my nephews on the night before my wedding; one who would travel to surprise me for my 70th birthday, even feeling badly; a friend who loved my children and grandchildren like her own. That's the kind of friend Brenda was. All her cards and letters to me would end with "Love Always, Your Forever Friend." Yes Brenda, you are. We miss you terribly already, as does your family. Keith and I love you very much.