Re: Lady Railfan

Jerry474 Wrote:
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> I hope you all will not mind me sharing something
> personal.
>
> Today marks the 7th anniversary of the passing of
> my wife of 50 years. Anne was a special person and
> I was blessed to have those years with her. She
> was Japanese but lived in the US longer than
> Japan. The US Air Force picked her as Family
> Services Volunteer of the Year in 1974. She chased
> trains with me all over the USA....EBT in
> Pennsylvania, Western Maryland out of Elkins,
> Western Pacific in Nevada, and all the Colorado
> railroads of course. She once told Bob Richardson
> that she had ridden more narrow gauge trains than
> he had. She cleaned his old house at the CRRM one
> weekend and chewed him out for the house being so
> messy. He told her the house had never been that
> clean and uncluttered. He also told her that she
> probably had seen more abandoned ROW that he had.
>
> [attachment 69064 _Z702998.jpg]
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> Lake City, 1986.
> [attachment 69065 Anne-Caboose.jpg]
>
> [attachment 69066 Anne-SantaFe.jpg]
>
> With Betty Grandt on the rear platform of the
> Alamosa in 1989.
> [attachment 69067 Anne-Grandt-Alamosa-89-1.jpg]


Quite a woman and quite a partner for you Jerry. The enthusiasm you all shared is something most of dream about. Only wish I had met her. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed the stories. Take care my friend.

William
aka drgwk37