June 23, 2022
June 23, 2022
When I bought my house on Dorchester, my mom informed me that Connie & Jean Wampler who lived down the street, were related to us. My grandmother and Jean Wampler were first cousins. Jean passed not long after I moved here so Mr. Connie, as I called him, was my neighbor for the past 24 years. I met Sheila and Rynn when they came here to clean out his house and sell it. Even though I had known "of" Sheila my entire growing up in the neighborhood and going to John Adams Elementary, although she was 2 years ahead of me. When she and Rynn were here getting that house ready, I went down there and introduced myself. She gave me an estate sale preview and stated that "family" doesn't have to pay! Well, in our first meeting that was when I saw who Sheila Wampler was! I met Rynn but we didn't really have much of a chance to visit. Sheila did tell me that they had been together for over 23 years and they were ready to start their retirement in NC. During the time they were here in Norman, I had the chance to take some photos of Jean and Roberta taken at my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary and showed them to Sheila. She was thrilled to see the photos of her mom & aunt that she had never seen. She took pics of the pics with her iPhone. When my other distant cousin Debbie, whom I also attended John Adams with, posted about Sheila's passing on Facebook, I SO SAD for a 3X removed cousin I had only just met! Sheila had that kind of impact from the start. I only wish I had gone down to Mr. Connie's house more when they were here, but I will always think of her and how gracious she was on first meeting. The last day I left there, Sheila gave me a big cousin hug and I just admired her from day one. Peace be with you Rynn. I am so sad for your great loss. <3