Seldom are people predestined to a profession;  but, Cyndee was an educator, plain and simple!

Our favorite past time was to "play school".

Oh, the scribble pads we filled!

She inspired me to learn.

Sure, Mom and Dad read to me, but Cyndee taught me grade levels ahead, in a way I understood.

I am not the least bit surprised at her success at Duquesne University and beyond.

I envy your passion and contribution to so many.

Love to the Patricks and Meades,

Ed

From 1958 thru the early 1970's, you were so much more than a cousin;  you were my other sister and I had bragging rights to having two moms and two dads. 

I fondly remember Friday evenings at Frick Park, crowds of kids assembling nightly on the "U" for a round of Red Rover or Hide & Seek, hikes to Turner's Dairy for penny candy, collecting buckeyes in Schenley Park, and of course, my futile attempts  to keep pace with you at violin practice.

During that time frame, I guess that there was never a Christmas dinner that we didn't share.  So, hanging the commemorative White House ornament that you sent us years ago held a very special, loving, prayerful rite on Sunday.

God Bless you, Cyndee and your inspiration during my formative years. - "Eddie"