Judy Waters

Hi there, Donna, I regret that I will not be able to see you at Judy's wake this evening, but I have been thinking a lot about you both over this last couple of weeks since Ethel told me the news. You were both so kind to my family and me at the the time of Walt's passing, and I will never forget that. He used to talk about you being his "first girlfriend" back in Garrison/Baker, so it was fun to get to talk to you about him. I know that you are painfully aware how wonderful it is to share your life with someone for a long time, and then to lose that someone. Even though the loss is painful, I think you and I both would never, never change the commitments we made to our partners, or the adventures that we shared with them. A commitment like that has to involve some suffering one something happens to one of the pair, but what fun we had during the relationship, don't you think? I know what you mean about someone being your right hand and your left. That's how I felt about Walt, too. And what on earth do we do now? I guess keep on taking things one day at a time, and keep thinking about those memories so that they stay sharp and vivid. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I was thinking about you and your family, and sharing in your loss with you, even though I am not able to come over and give you a big hug. I hope you will keep in touch with me and perhaps one of these days you'll be back in SLC or I might even be in Idaho, and we can chat about old times. Just know that we are out here offering up positive thoughts for you as you start on this next phase of life. With affection, Kris and family