Friday, January 5, 2018
Gail and Family, Betty and Joan,
I am so sorry for your loss. I still remember spending so much time as a kid at your house. Aunt Edna and Uncle Frank always made visiting so much fun and were funny, warm and so welcoming. As a kid I looked up to you Betty and Joan as the "cool beautiful" cousins, and looked up to Jimmy as well who was such a laid back, gentle and kind kid. So many wonderful memories of your house on Seneca Road in Latham. Gail, I remember how nice you were to me when you and Jimmy were dating and then married. Thank you all for the wonderful memories from my childhood and young adulthood.
When my Dad, Jimmy's uncle Roger, visited Latham last summer, Betty was kind enough to bring him to see Jimmy and Gail. It meant the world to Dad to be with Betty and to have time with Jimmy. Gail, you opened your home to Dad and were so kind to him-Thank you. Jimmy sat with him in the yard talking about old times and old memories. That was a gift to my Dad that was priceless. I am so happy that my Dad got to spend time with Jimmy once again before Jimmy passed. You will never know how special that was to Dad. He still talks about it often.
I hope your own memories of Jimmy, and the knowledge of how special a person he was, carry you through this sad time knowing that you were so blessed to have him in your life.
You are in my thoughts and prayers,
Carol Couture Nielsen
