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I am so sorry. What wonderful memories you now have. Teresa, Daughter of Mama (57/43/38) -----Original Message----- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jennifer Smith Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 10:40 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: NON PD: Husband Died Dear Listfriends, Well, after many attempts to get off the list temporarily, I am still here getting messages daily. I have not participated in any converstations with you all since my husband passed away last Tuesday, June 22. I wont go into details, but I would like to say the my husband, Lon Smith, and I were truly soul mates. He always told everyone that we were joined at the hip. He was 20 years my senior (61 when he died) and I knew from the day we met that our time was short together but that we would have the best life two people could have together while it lasted. I prayed that when his time came that it would be quick and it was. His heart failed in mid sentence as we where laughing and talking. One deep breath and he was gone. If a person has to go, that's the way. None of you knew him and I cannot begin to sum him up here except for the fact that he had life long friendships werever he went and he was loved by many many people. He will be greatly missed amoungst our friends. Lon and I were together for 16 1/2 years and with the exception of the last two years when his health began to fail, we lived life to its fullest and had more than most people could ever dream of having. We were together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and never ran out of things to talk about and do together. When Lon left, he took with him much more than half of me, more like 90% of me as I was devoted to him in every way. I will eventually have to discover who I am because who I was is no longer here. I am however eternally grateful for having been so blessed by a man who could not help but touch the life of every person he came in contact with. He was truly one of a kind. I am back to work and trying to stay busy which seems to be the best therapy for me now so I will probably continue to not partcipate on the list for a while. Thanks to all who took the time to read this. Jennifer Smith -- Ars Longa - Vita Brevis Art is Long - Life is short :(:) )