Dear Friends,
it was only yesterday that I learned of the death of Betty Ann Rice.
I can only think that this sad event must have occurred while I was
unsubscribed and in India.
So this afternoon, our time, I phoned her husband Clive in Virginia
to express my condolences. What a wonderful gentle man he is! I have
never met Betty or Clive in person, yet I was able to tell Clive what
a profound effect Betty had had on my lace making career. He was so
genuinely moved and grateful that I had called.
I shall always remember Betty for her encouragement and humour, but
especially for the youthful spirit she emanated. Some 10 or perhaps
even 15 years ago Betty sent me a rock crystal in the shape of a
cross which came from the Black Bear Mountains near Roanoke where she
lived, and I was able to hang it on a favourite bobbin. Every time I
move that bobbin, which is just about every day, I think of Betty and
am thankful.
Sadly
David in Ballarat, AUS
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