Dear Smith Family,
I am saddened by the loss of your dad. Charlie, I still think of you and your family often and hope that you got lots of good use out of that old motorcycle. My dad was so fond of your family; I have many happy memories of visiting your farm, bowling alley and ice cream stand as a kid growing up in Belvidere. I recently brought my 5 year old son to Belvidere with me to visit my dad's grave. We stopped for ice cream and while sitting in the back of our SUV, legs dangling beneath us, I was reminded of a time when we split wood for what seemed like hours in the fence row of one of your fields. How much I hated that task then but look back fondly on it today. I would give anything for my son to have to pleasure of splitting wood with his grandfather.
Much love to your family,
Ronda Roemmelt Prokopchak
