Arlene was dear to me. I spent some time today thinking of her and the hours I passed in the early 60's eating hot dogs in her kitchen during school recess or playing fort with Kevin in her basement. Those were such different times. But the sweet memories of them and Arlene linger with me. She was ever gentle and kind .
When my own parents passed it was a revelation, as if a curtain had been raised on a window to my life that, while always there, I could never before see through. I hope that in a similar way all who miss Arlene gain insight and peace from the event of her passing.
The photos on the site moved me greatly. Arlene was a beauty, of course, but the pictures also drew me back into times from memory and forward into the lives that her children have today fashioned with their own wives, children, and grandchildren. I now remember Arlene as if we were speaking when I was a small child. I have a seven-year-old son now myself, and I realize that I must have been his age when I knew her best. Life is indeed a web infinite beyond our comprehension.
I am sorry for her loss but happy for the blessings God has given us through her long, rich life.