Friday, February 13, 2009
Dear Jeff and family, My Mother sent us your Dad's obituary. We were sorry to hear that he had died. He and your Mother were always together, so on top of whatever health problems he had, we're sure he missed her terribly. Losing a parent is not something anyone looks forward to, certainly, but it's hard to imagine losing both parents in such a short time. You are in our prayers. When we looked at Al's picture, he looked a little older but that smile was still the same! With his ever-present source of jokes, he was the cut-up of the bass section at Trinity, Nichols, when I directed the choir there. And no matter what they were laughing at in that back row, he'd always tell me I was too young to hear whatever it was! He'd also say that he couldn't read music, and maybe when he started he couldn't, but push came to shove one Sunday morning when neither Clint Reed nor Larry Neumann were going to be there. Your Dad came through with shining colors and proved to himself that he didn't have to lean on Clint as much as he'd thought. Good for him! He was a good man and though we only saw him and Beverly intermittently after they came back from Florida, they both added greatly to our lives. With sympathy, Carol and Carl Cotnoir Lancaster, PA 17601
