Farewell to a mentor

My friend and former neighbor, Connie, died last week.

She was a longtime school teacher with a sharp sense of humor who survived throat cancer and went on to live many (productive) years after that. For nearly 20 years, she and her husband, Lee, lived kitty-corner to our house. I house-sat and plant-sat for her when she would go on vacations, and I would fix meals for Lee, who had MS all the time that I knew him and was bedridden for most of that time.

Connie, we'll all miss you.