Happy Valentines Day

When I first became employed at the Mary Davis Home, the secretary was a lady named Cathy Spinks. Not only was she a great worker but she was also loads of fun. This would have been the early 80's more or less when she made this Valentine's Day card for me. By the way we had been introduced to Backgammon and we'd all find time throughout the shifts to play it.

She later left G-Burg and her husband and went out west. If I had to guess it would be the Portland area. I saw her years later when she made a return visit to town and she stopped in at the Mary. This was a few years before our retirement so it was fun to see her again after all those years. She had remarried and was happy. I hope she has had a good life. Cathy was kind, open, funny as Hell and made a nervous new employee feel welcomed.

People come in and out of our lives. I wish she had stayed in mine. Happy Valentines Day, Cathy, wherever you are.

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