Missing you both each day and wishing we could get together for some Taco Bueno food today. We may have some in your honor. Too hot to cook around here, supposedly 110 outside. 

I can't believe it's been a year. I still miss you both so much. There have been so many times I've thought about something I've wanted to share with you. I'm on the verge of calling you and then I remember... God Bless you both!

I think of both of you every single day. Do you know you are going to be great grandparents again? Nick and Melissa are so excited. I wish you could be here to see their faces lit up with joy. Dan and Lexi are also doing well in Boston. You'd be so proud to see all that Daniel has accomplished. I am trying to remember to always show them my love and support just as you did for me throughout all of my struggles and accomplishments. Your amazing parenting made me what I am today and I hope I am doing the same for them along the way. Miss you and love you both so much! Cindy

I still miss Lee and Bev's phone calls.

Although this is the first time writing on this site for you Bev and Lee but it doesn't mean I am not thinking of you both. I can't believe it's a year already but time goes by so very fast. Love you both and please hug my other half lots for me. Rest in Peace

I am late in sending this note, but have been thinking of you all week, knowing it had been a year since you left us. Over these last months, I would think of you and want to talk with you, so I would say a prayer instead, hoping that all was well in heaven missing you both. Mary Lee

It's your birthday and I can't hug you, hold your hand, or even hear your voice. I miss you so much, Mom. I know that you had a wonderful life filled with many precious moments, and all of those memories live on in me and the rest of your family. Please know that I am thinking of you this day and every day and that I am so very grateful for the times we had together and the beautiful life you have given to me.

Today, Bev would have been 85 years young, she never looked or acted as old as she actually was. I have missed her much these last few months, but know she is resting peacefully and hopefully enjoying each sunny new day. Certainly hope there is a Featherweight sewing machine and fabric for her to create some beautiful items to share with others. Pocket purses full of good wishes to share with old and new friends. Covid is still among us and lifestyles have changed, we are cautious and stay in much of the time. Your family is well for the most part, hope Dan will share his wonderful news with you. Missing both of you and wishing we had time for more trips and get togethers, even just to play Catch Phrase. XOXO Mary Lee

I'm very luck to have spent time with Bev and Lee. They introduced me and gave me a guided tour to my favorite place in the country, Colorado. I'll always remember taking a week from Orlando to travel down and take care of Grandpa in his last few months. His smile when he saw me everyday made it all worth it. Love you both!

I miss you both so much!! I am wearing my shirt from The Taco House today, which always makes me happy. It reminds me how much we all loved eating there. Mostly loving the grease and cheese in every menu item!
I'll never forget when Grandpa brought us our favorite meals from The Taco House and drove them in a cooler the entire 8 hours from Colorado to Kansas as a surprise! Grandpa always did spontaneous things like that! Thank you for being the best Grandpa I could ever ask for!! Its memories like these that I will treasure and share. I think about you and Grandma everyday and know your not in any pain and that your happy, reunited again!! Please know we all miss you and are blessed to have had you both touch our lives!! Love you!!

Today would have been Lee's 84th birthday. Surely there is room for Blue Bell ice cream and cake in heaven, so they can celebrate in a special way. Boy, did Lee love Blue Bell!!! I think all flavors were GREAT to him, but Bev was strictly a vanilla person, no chocolate, no sprinkles, just vanilla. Hope they can celebrate in style and enjoy their time together in paradise. Missing you both. Mary Lee

My mother is in heaven. Of this, I am certain. Mom was decent and kind. Mom was patient and forgiving. Mom was loyal. Mom lived her life to serve everyone she loved. Everyone she touched.
Mom was “good people”. Those gates would have opened wide.
I think of her constantly. I think of her in heaven. She feels no discomfort, no confusion. Mom can walk without falter, her movements confident and sure.
I imagine her planning the day.
Mom would start with a cup of instant coffee. Perhaps a single piece of toast or a peach yogurt.
She would watch over Dad, her heart full for the man she loved deeply. Tenderly using angel powers to give him a nudge, here and there. Just to help him along. Mom would understand that “us” kids are doing our best. That we will take care of Dad. We will help her watch, until they are together again.
Mom would be catching up with family and old friends. I can see her smiling and chatting, sharing stories. Becoming reacquainted.
I envision Mom the Organizer and Mom the Inspiration. Ready to take on any task. To lend a hand. She would jump right in, busily getting down to it. Whatever was asked of her.
Day’s end would find Mom relaxing with a good puzzle, a challenging Sudoku – perhaps a bit of sewing. Celestial pocket purses. Someday, she’ll make one for me.
I don’t think there is Fox News in heaven, though.
Lovingly,
Cathie

My Loving Grandma Bev,
I have so many fond memories. Her kind and adoring personality, overall.
I remember when I was a little girl, I would stay in the upstairs guest room at the Golden house. I remember, she would always read to me before bedtime, tucking me in with a goodnight kiss.
I would always wake to some kind of mouthwatering smell coming from downstairs, of either cheesy egg casserole or her amazing and famous hash brown casserole, which is now a passed down tradition of mine – at every Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I remember I would look over the balcony and see Grandpa reading his newspaper in his recliner and would peek my head, upside down, at the top of the stairs, (as not to be noticed) to see what Grandma was doing in the kitchen. She would continue to clean or cook, and I would pretend not to be there. I always thought I was being so sneaky, but now, looking back, I’m sure she knew I was there all along.
She knew how mysterious the crawl space was to me and anytime we needed anything from it, she would ask if I would go grab it. I’d always explore the entire thing, and I am sure, took way too much time, but Grandma was so patient. She would never get mad!
I have to thank her for teaching me to wrap presents, ever so neatly and how to make the bed so tightly, your feet could get stuck.
She taught me that family is most important and that anything I put my mind to can be accomplished if I do it with love. Even when I got pregnant at a young age, she never looked down on me.
She helped show me what a true relationship looks like. She and Grandpa would do anything for each other.
She showed me how to be patient and that you truly can take ALL day to open Christmas presents, one person at a time. She taught me to always be grateful and appreciate anything from anyone, and that the Thank You card better be sent in a timely manner, as well.

I have so many good memories of you, Grandma. I wish you were still here, to make just one more, or give one more hug, or even to meet and hold your newest great granddaughter. I’m mad that COVID-19 had the timing that it did. I feel it stole some of the last healthy months you had with us on earth.

But I refuse to stay sad. I know that is not what you would have wanted.

Your granddaughter,
Haley Oldson

Cathie, Cindy, and Randy,
How lucky we all were to have Bev and Lee in our lives. My memories are many and remind me of how rich my life has been for the shared adventures with my dear friends.

We did have grand adventures together!: climbing on and inside the Great Pyramid in Egypt; shopping in a small grocery store in China where Lee bought a preserved snake in a jar (ugh); having a meal, singing songs and drinking beer in the Rathskeller in Munich, Germany; and so many other wonderful trips all around the world.

And then closer to home we shared pancake breakfasts at the Golden Fire Station on Buffalo Bill Days; drinking champagne at Randy and Tonya's wedding; listening to concerts in the park during a summer evening and most importantly the sharing of love and friendship for more than three decades.

I miss knowing they aren't just a phone call away anymore but rejoice that they are together forever on an another adventure. My love always to Bev and Lee and their family. 

Jo Burke
Evergreen, CO

Dear Cindy, Cathie, Randy and Friends,

My wife Harriette and I are blessed to call Lee and Bev our friends for over 60 years. They will be forever missed in our lifetime.

I first met Lee in 1961 when I was hired by Monroe Calculator Company, fresh out of the University of Denver Business School. At that time, Lee was already excelling in sales for Monroe in Denver. He qualified for Monroe’s Sales Convention held at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia in his first year.

Lee and I loved selling Monroe Calculators. Monroe had great products and we were able to make a decent living in the 1960’s. We had excellent mentors, Charlie Mauvauis and Jerry Cudney. The company offered a career path for those who excelled in sales and had the ability to train other sales reps. We both took advantage of those career opportunities and we were promoted to other parts of the country in ensuing years. At one point I followed Lee to Santa Fe, New Mexico on one of my career stops. When Lee lived in Santa Fe, he had a beautiful red convertible Volkswagen. He loved that car!

While in Denver, Lee and I became closer friends. We both had a lot in common. We were both college athletes; Lee at Colorado College playing basketball and me at Denver University on the ski and baseball teams. We always talked about sports. We even played a few pickup games of basketball at the YMCA with Jerry Cudney, one of our Monroe managers and good friends. We were both avid Bronco fans and often attended their practices and games together.  Lee was part of our wedding party in 1966 when Harriette and I married in Denver.

We both loved fishing, especially Lee. We often drove up to Echo Lake, Mt. Evans, and the Blue River at Dillon Reservoir. At a Monroe Convention in Florida, I was sitting next to Lee when he reeled in that beautiful sailfish! He later had it mounted. I was the golfer and he was the fisherman. The Williams family sure has fishing DNA in their blood. Lee was very proud of Randy and his fishing expertise.

Our careers eventually took us to different parts of the country. Some 40 years later, Harriette and my 2 daughters, Ann and Kristan, put together a surprise 65th birthday party for me in Las Vegas. Many of my friends and former co-workers from around the country were invited. Low and behold, there was Lee & Bev there to help me celebrate. What a great surprise! It was terrific to see them again after so many years. 

The Williams left us with wonderful lifelong memories. Thank you for sharing your family photos. Lee and Bev were perfect for each other. The BEST!!! What a beautiful family you have.

All the best to each of you,

Andy and Harriette Krall
ADKrall@outlook.com

I went to school with Lee all of my school years in Golden. As my maiden name was Williams too, we had a special connection. When we got older Lee would call me "sis" when introducing me to someone new even though we weren't related. Bev and I were friends as well! We shared special times at all of the GHS reunions. I will truly miss our conversations!

Two very special people. They are already missed by a lot of people.

I have known Lee and Bev all my life, we were together from kindergarten through high school, GHS Class of 1955. Lee was always a leader who set a good example for his classmates. Although we saw each other mostly at reunions it was good to see them both.
Lee has taken his last jump shot with nothing but net.

I so enjoyed our phone conversations. You were overly kind when I was recuperating from open heart surgery. I thought that was very kind of you both. I already miss those calls. I know you are both together now forever and are looking down on me.
What a great job you did creating this memorial.

Thinking of you two up there together. I am going to Kansas City tomorrow to see Cathie and get/give hugs. Cathie and I have grown very close over the last few years, and I am so grateful for that. You can know that we will take care of each other. Thanks for giving me such a loving sister.

Dad has come up to join you now, Mom. Life will not be the same without you here. I miss both of you terribly already, but I'm hopeful that you are together and at peace. Love you always.

Bev, you left us one month ago. We are all missing you. Hoping things will improve with Lee, you were his strength and inspiration. Peace be with you. ML

Tomorrow marks a month without you, mom. I'm trying hard to help dad through this but he's really struggling. I know you were everything to each other. I am grateful for all of the precious memories you shared. The two of you raised a loving family, traveled the world, and touched a thousand lives with your caring ways. Dad loved you with all his heart, and so do I. Your love lives on through all of us.

Missing our Sunday morning chats, was a positive way to start a new week. I think of you each day and still "talk" to you often and know you can hear me. You were more than a sister, but my closest friend, with great compassion and positive support always. Be at peace , you were loved dearly. ML

Best. Mom. Ever.