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Just a note to let you know Bud Dean passed away.  LaRaine called this
morning.  It has been a long time in coming and in and out of the hospital
the last two years.         Also if you
get on Gerri's site those pictures are there  Love Darlene  I have to
call MSN as when they switched me to 9 from 8 I haven't been able to put
pictures on

Lonnie Wood May 1958-July 2004

Lonnie passed away unexpectedly Friday July 16, 2004 in Spokane. His heart stopped suddenly as he was being prepared for routine tests at a local hospital. Prayers for our family would be appreciated. The lady chaplain at the hospital said that now he was home & would be running, dancing & fishing in heaven. It helps to think of him that way. leslie



Lonnie & Kathy, 1997 at our family picnic

Update on the Wood family

  Hi family, hope everyone enjoyed the holiday week-end. We would love to hear what's going on with everyone. Boyd found a hairier hawk nest, on the ground, while he was cutting hay. It had four eggs in it (the size of small chicken eggs) so he left a large circle of grass around it. Now there are two eggs & two fluffy white baby hawks. The others will soon hatch. And a large bull moose came running across our field while the haying crew were picking up bales. Nature is alive & well on our old farm.

  We had a nice visit with Thelma & Wayne. They had a whirl-wind trip including Wayne's family reunion, Thelma's Oregon high school reunion, a trip to Spokane to visit her sisters, and visiting in Clarkston with Debbie & their new great grand-daughter.

   Boyd, David & I spent time with Lonnie & Kathy. I visited with Lonnie while the others put in new posts to hold up Lonnie's old fence. Boyd also lengthened Lonnie's wheelchair ramp to the back door to make it easier to get up. Then yesterday Lonnie was admitted into the hospital with another infection & dehydration. Doctors have decided not to remove his remaining leg. Prayers are still needed. Leslie