I have a number of good memories of our childhood and adulthood, but there is one thought about the two of you that I would like to pass along.
It is hard for me to imagine what it would have been like to grow up in the 1950’s and 1960’s in the pre-eminent Columbus family.
In looking back, you handled those pressures and responsibilities with grace and sincerity.
I have seen you interact with a wide variety of people and you have always been unassuming. Presumptuousness is utterly foreign to you.
Whatever the source of your modesty, e.g., the guidance of your parents, your own inner compasses, it is praiseworthy.
Happy Birthday!!
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Hi Wendy and Stuart, Is it possible that the 2 hellions who ran wild at 236 No. Columbia on Monday nights when your Mom had me for dinner (CYL and RLJr worked Monday nights in those days) are 60!
It has been wonderful to watch you "grow" and to stay connected with you and your families. We wish you all the best and will toast you on the 11th.
Much love, Mary and Bob
Happy Birthday, Wendy and Stuart! Wendy, you may remember we had a couple of conversations about ESP -- long ago -- and by golly it's still working! I had a dream about you two early mornings ago and several hours later, your birthday blog invitation appeared in my incoming e-mail. Yikes!
Saw Kitty Harrison yesterday and she joins me in wishing you the happiest birthday in this challenging year for our new president.
Love, Lynn
Because Stuart seems to be getting most of the kudos thus far, and because I don’t know him from a can of corn, I’m going to offer a few huzzahs and miscellaneous accolades to the other half of this 60-year-old tandem. Wendy not only is a wonderful friend, but one of the most passionate and caring humanitarians I have ever known – not to mention smart, sagacious, and a fellow long-suffering Buckeye who keeps hanging in with them and hoping for the best regardless of how prone they might be to disappoint when the rubber hits the road. Hang on Sloopy.
I had hoped there would be a way for me to attach an mp3 of Delta Dawn to this post so that it could be played at the height of merriment during the celebration on Sunday, but since that’s not in the cards, I’ll be singing along out here in Portland and sending much love and congratulations. Ms. Wendy, your friendship is a huge blessing in my life, (and I’m sure Stuart is a real stand up guy as well). Happy birthday!
Jack Armstrong
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