[Geysers] Jan Childers

[Tom and Genean]

Hi All,

Does anyone have a photo of Jan Childers in Yellowstone that we could  
include with this info in the February Sput?

If so, please send it as a 300 dpi picture for best printing resolution.

Thanks.

Tom and Genean

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:11:06 -0800, Donnie Grisso <dlgrisso at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> I have some really sad news to post to the list-serve. For the second  
> straight Christmas, our Christmas card to Jan Childers was returned.  
> Last week we received this letter from her daughter.
>   " Dear Friends,
>  It is never a good time to tell you this -- my mother Janice Eileen  
> Clark Childers, known to you as Jan, passed away last year on November  
> 12, 2006. Please forgive me for not telling you last year; I just  
> couldn't write this until now.
>  We had her last five years in Hawaii; I'm so glad she moved over here  
> to be with me. We were close--she was a wonderful mother; and I really  
> miss her. She died of natural causes, probably complications of  
> Alzheimer's dementia or pneumonia.
>  I know you'll be grieving as I am, and I know you loved her too. She  
> enjoyed receiving your cards and letters; I read them to her. She loved  
> hearing about your families and their activities.
>  As you may know, Jan was living in a care home after she fell at home  
> and broke her hip. She was in a happy, caring environment and I visited  
> her often. She was bedridden but still enjoyed watching  
> sports,especially basketball on TV; and she also loved watching old  
> movies. She also talked about her dear friends like you.
>  I hope your Holidays are joyous, despite the sad news.
>  With Aloha,
>  Susy"
>  Betty and I were both deeply saddened by the news. We were worried last  
> Christmas when we didn't hear from her, and I thought her daughter's  
> letter was touching to say the least. I wasn't sure whether to post this  
> on the list serve but felt like many of the long time geyser gazers  
> would want to know if they didn't already. Even though I hadn't seen Jan  
> in a long time, I often thought of her, and especially while watching  
> for Grand geyser. We met Jan in 1990 and spent several summers visiting  
> with her in the park and even visited her home while she was living in  
> Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She so loved Grand and would plan her  
> everyday in the park around it's prediction time. Jan was the person who  
> got me "hooked" on Grand and Yellowstone. She was a special person and  
> she will be missed.
>  Donnie Grisso
>
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