A note from Laurel.  Rory was very pleased to speak today and he and I both felt that the club was kind and attentive during his talk.  He was particularly touched when you presented him with the certificate of the clubs donation to polio plus in his honor.  Rory's mother suffered from polio between her second and third child.  Rory was number three and she always called him her miracle baby....which I remind him often not to let go to his head :-)

On a sad note, however, as Rory and I were leaving the meeting in separate cars he received a call that his older and only brother, Rob, had passed away.  Rob was an Army Vietnam Veteran and has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for years but was lately in good spirits but was having to be heavily medicated which led to some difficult side effects.  I would like to request that the club members hold Rory (and the rest of the Turner family) up in your thoughts and prayers.  This is new territory for both of us as Rob was the first sibling either of us has lost.

Again thank you for your invitation for Rory to speak.  He is a true believer in communication and community.