Saturday, November 10, 2018

"Worst of Times and the Best of Times"

Recently, I learned through DNA that I had a cousin named Pat Shinn.  Pat lived in Florida with her daughter Cheryl and other relatives.  We go acquainted by mail and Pat wished that I was the brother that she never had (her twin brother died close to birth.)  I was pleased to grant her wish and become her putative brother Joe.   We had a nice correspondence going on until last week when she passed away because of diabetes complications.  This was very sad and a "worse time" for me... but also a "best time" because I had gotten to know a sweet "sister" I didn't know I had... even though it was for a short time.

 Rescquiat in pacem, dear sister.

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