Sandra Szidak
Just wanted you to know that I have thought about you and wished you well on many many days. I’m so sorry that you have been grieving your loss of Kay during such a difficult time with many more burdens to be concerned with. I hope you and your family members are staying well.
Because it was I who wrote to you each Christmas and read Kay’s hand-written letters to us I am mourning her loss in my own way too. On many days I have thought about our lives in Georgia at Ft. Stewart, just starting out as newlyweds such a long time ago. As a child I thought everybody’s family was the same as ours, and as a teenager I thought everybody’s town was similar to our town where I grew up. Getting married and moving to Georgia began a different education of another kind. I know there are many things I do not remember, but when I look at the many pictures we do have I am reminded that we did learn a lot; living in such a different culture, (the army, and the southern east coast). I remember watching some of the first astronauts launching from what was then called Cape Canaveral, not so far from where we were. And I remember when Dennis was geared up to be airlifted to Chicago with troops from Ft. Steward during the Presidential convention when there was so much rioting in Chicago. Of course, We were all lucky to be in Georgia instead of Viet Nam.
It pleases me to remember the time we came to New Hampsire and we saw your town, and we spent the night with you. Now, 20 years later as I have watched this election, I have much more understanding of how different each state’s process is. And I smile when I hear about a candidate making another visit to New Hampsire.
I am so glad we were able to continue to see you a few times in Florida, as well, when we visited my Mom and you were there too. We all still golfed and had children and other family members to be concerned with and we had no trouble in being together and sharing our concerns and having fun. You two and another couple that we connected with when Dennis was in OCS go back the farthest in our lives as married couples.
I have put off writing to you Jerry, because I didn’t know what to say. But I knew I needed to let you know that there are two people you know 3,000 miles away that have been thinking about you both. I don’t even know if you are in Fla or New Hampshire either. But…...
May God Bless you and your Family,
Sandy & Dennis
P.S. I tried sending this to the email address I used to use for you, but it came back. I hope you, Jerry, or another member of your family will help us be able to communicate again. Sandy
