Bob and Sally's tribute

After Dave asked me to stand up and say a few words about Nancy on behalf of her community of friends, I struggled a bit with how best to bring a voice to that community. So Sally and I put our heads and our hearts together, and came up with the idea of writing an open letter to Nancy from “her friends.” This is the letter I will now read.

Dear Nancy:
Thank you.
Thank you for the music of your laughter.
Thank you for the sparkle in your eyes.
Thank you for volunteering to run the silent auction year after year after year….
Thank you for the melody of your voice as you announced another skier in the gate and another one that crossed the finish line.
Did I say thank you for the music of your laughter? I can hear you laughing as your team of Amazon women stood up, grabbed the hose, and took aim at the barrel hanging over the field down at Heiden Haus.
Thank you for picking up our kids, for trips out to Reddan, for organizing the car pools.
Thank you for showing us that it is fun balancing a busy family, an accomplished career and a hundred community service activities (and yes, we agree, it is totally legitimate to bring Chips Ahoy to the bake sale, and that scrambled eggs and cold cereal are really dinner items).
Thank you for never saying “no” when we asked you to help out.
Thank you for doing EVERY thing in your life with joy.
Thank you for bringing us together today. For joining us to one another, through our love for you.

And most of all, Nancy, thank you for H, R, and M. We will care for them. We will treasure every minute we have with them. Through them, we will hear you laugh, we will see your eyes sparkle, we will share our love. We will always be part of their lives.

Thank you.

With love,
Your friends