Thanks for sharing Rita's life, as a young girl, meeting Vince, days in beloved Sparta, and then moving on to Minneapolis. It is with the best of memories and the wonderful years I remember the friendship that grew between Anne and my daughter, Katy. How grand it was to eventually become a Girl Scout Leader for Katy & Anne at Rev. Brown School. My 2 co-leaders, Rita and Gwen Karl, made a perfect blend of creative ideas, humorous moments, and die-hard "we can do this" activity. I remember one particular local camping overnight when Gwen fell asleep immediately in our large tent platform. She was a deep snorer. Suddenly, what seemed like the headlights from a car (in the middle of the camp site !?) came rushing into our tent. Rita and I jumped up from our sleeping bags to move out of the way only to have 2 campers holding flashlights barreling into the tent because they thought they heard a bear by their tent. Rita and I stayed awake the rest of the night with occasional deep outbursts of laughter. "WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE??"
Those were wonderful years.