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Post by MomandDad on Nov 6, 2004 13:16:10 GMT -5
Last evening at the Hawaiian Shirt Party we were reminded of several "Markisms". I want to share one of them with you because there are so many wonderful friends of Mark's that were there and at the Texas Holdem Party last Tuesday evening.
For several years Mark and his brother and sisters would write a valentine to Ken and I, and we would write one to them and put them in the Olathe Daily Newspaper in their Valentine Section. In 1983 we put the following valentine in the paper:
Merriam-Webster has given us a clue on on how to describe each of you.
Admired, adored, esteemed, revered, treasured, cherished and prized;
Those adjectives seem to describe Seven redheads that are our tribe.
If there is any doubt where each of you fit, check the thesaurus under "FAVORITE".
I made a copy of the poem and sent it to each of the kids where they went to school or where they worked. That evening 5 of the kids, Ken and I were eating dinner together and Susan said, "That was a neat poem you wrote". Mark looked surprised and said, "Do you mean you got one too???" He literally thought he was the only "Favorite".
I haven't posted many notes on this website but truly want to thank so many of you for your thoughtfulness and especially Bob Elbrader for creating the website. Thanks for your support and so many prayers, you are all very special.
Love, Mom and Dad Cameron
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Post by kelly franke on Nov 8, 2004 18:18:56 GMT -5
Mom- Mark just read this post, and he informed me that there was an awful lot that you and Dad told him that you didn't tell us. He sticks by his original belief that he is the "Favorite"! love you, Kelly
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