Loss of a Friend

I attended a very small high school (Varnum High School located outside the town of Seminole, Oklahoma) and I am on a mailing list from the alumni association. I graduated in 1982 and I was very surprised when I received an email yesterday entitled "1982 Grad Dies". Even before I read the email I knew that I had lost a friend as there were only 20 people in my graduating class and I consider all of them friends.

I was very sad to read that Shari Osborn (now Shari Patzell) had passed away in North Dakota. I hadn't seen Shari since 1985 or 1986 when I ran into her on the campus of OU. I learned in her obituary that Shari had been a nurse for the past 15 years. This doesn't surprise me as Shari always had a very kind and caring personality. I am very sad for Shari's family and I will be praying that God grants them his peace and love during this time of their great loss.