What this site is all about

This blog was created to allow friends and family of Don & Marion to post memories or thoughts of them in order to help ALL of us with our grief process.

Don and Marion's lives were extraordinary! They touched SO many people, in every walk of life, through MANY circumstances, and we all need a way to share our experiences, thoughts, stories, pictures, & memories of them.

Please feel free to add COMMENTS as often as you like, whenever you think of Don or Marion and want to just say you are thinking of them or that you miss them.

We hope you visit this site often and leave your comments and remarks so we all can be comforted or encouraged.

May your story or memory cause us a bit of cheer in our hearts as we reminiscence about Don and Marion.

Thank you!

DeeAnn & Jimmy Smith
933smith@gmail.com


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Letter from Melissa written and read to Don

I think every memory I have of and with Don is positive. Growing up, I always remember being SO excited when the 'Keasler clan' went to go see Don and Marion. Trips were full of delicious food, great hugs, classic music, trying on platform shoes and standing in amazement at the infamous boot collection. Gathering around Granny Annie's kitchen table eating KFC, swinging on the front porch and rummaging through her own "thrift shop" is definitely up there too! More recently (over the last few years), Dad, Nathan and I made a somewhat unannounced visit to see Don and Marion....needless to say, they welcomed us with open arms! We spent our time sitting on the front porch, drinking Jones soda, eating the best NY style pizza Dallas has ever seen and talking about life. I remember leaving that trip hoping to, one day, experience the beauty of life that Don has.

Although these are beautiful experiences, my most cherished memory is always feeling so loved by both Don and Marion. Experiencing such genuine, loving relationships is something that the soul never forgets.

With love, Melissa

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