Subject: Looking forward to the 40th and speechless
From: "Beverly Hanlon" [bev@joehanlonlaw.com]
To: "Laraine Wessels"; ALL
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: Looking forward to the 40th and speechless

Dear Laraine,

I've been so amazed by the e-mail responses after all this time and even though I have a lot of memories of PHS and 1959-1962...I'm grateful for the wealth and generosity of community memory. What can I say? Peoria was a great learning place and in some ways I've thought of it as a division between my childhood and adulthood...but the warmth of feelings that come back in my "middle age" must mean that Peoria was destined to be a part of my old age.

I'm worried that I won't be able to hear all the great stories (happy and tragic) and the time won't be enough to catch up, but it will sure be great looking at everyone and eating greasy pizza at Aggatucci's. My mom lives at Liberty Village in Peoria and is a hearty 93 years old; she has a good memory and we often talk about the past, but this reunion will be something special (as Larry has reminded us of our mortality so nicely!)

I really have a lot I'd like to say, but I'll spare you my words of wisdom and just try not to cry too much when I see how much you've all aged! Just kidding.

Love, Bev