Friday, May 26, 2017
Dear family,
This is Betty Auchard writing. I don't remember Wayne but I do remember attending one of your famous annual family reunions with my husband, Denny. Also with us were Edward and Elma Auchard and his sister Elizabeth McReynolds and her husband, Marvin. We were on a family pilgrimage to visit all the homes where Frances and Elizabeth Auchard lived. It was a marvelous and enlightening voyage and I heard more family stories in a week than I have heard in my ife. I've written a story about that trip. Your reunion that year was incredible with happy hearts, family tales, and more amazing casseroles than I've ever seen and tasted in my life. I shall never forget it, but I "have" forgotten what year it was.
In person I do remember Denny's Aunt Ada and Winona...Nonie, we called her. Nonie visited us in California when our children were younger and was treated to a garage concert by my 8-year-old son, Dave', and his two friends...the musicians and their guitar, trumpet and drums. They were nervous as it was their first performance for a real person. Dave will never forget Nonie.
.I enjoyed seeing the family pictures here on your video.
Denny spoke of all of his relatives with such nostalgia that my heart aches for the family.
God bless all of you.
Love,
Betty
