July 22, 2018
Brian,
Thank you for returning my calls. My friends and I from “bridge” were very concerned when our “new friend” turned up missing --- in fact we did quite a bit of searching, the detail of which I won’t go into, but again, your call was very gracious considering the circumstances.
You and your family’s loss is not measurable, and you have my sincerest condolences!
I only knew your mother for four hours --- and her impact was instantly felt --- as was my loss, minuscule as it is compared to yours. She was joyous, entering into another phase of her (what I now know was a) many faceted life. She had just had a new haircut, which made her radiant. Here was a woman who had never played duplicate bridge, having the guts to come alone and accept the challenge of playing with and against complete strangers.
Brian, she called a friend of mine, responding to an ad in the local papers that we were sponsoring a day devoted to supporting a cure for Alzheimer’s. She decided to come, and eventually, over the last several weeks, played with 3 of us as partners, and competitively with, probably 40 other strangers. I believe she felt she had found a new outlet for her energy. We will miss her and what her friendship would have meant to us over time!
Rod Artz
Rodney T Artz - Sunday July 22, 2018 via Condolence Message