Before Skype, before texting, before the general use of cell phones, before unlimited internet access, in the days when email was young & expensive, there were two main ways to keep in touch. You placed a long distance call on a land line and were charged by the minute, or you wrote letters. Almost non-existent anymore, except at Christmas time, letters were the way to share news and love.
John was a great letter writer. He loved words! So it was only natural that when Nanette and then Nollie went away to college he wrote letters. Nollie recently shared the letters he wrote when she first left for school at Utah State University. Rikker & I made the trip to move her in while Dad tended the little girls. He started writing before we were even back.
Nollie's list of fun things to notice in Dad's letters
There are twenty letters & post cards which I'll post two or three at a time. Occasionally I'll comment, but mostly they speak for themselves They are classic Dad. I think they're the last letters he wrote before he died and as such are a precious voice from the past.
Nollie asked if you could all contribute to the blog and I think I know how to do that. For now, though, add any memories as comments. I'll upload the files of the letters to Dropbox and send a link.
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