Sister Heidi,

My deepest condolences of the death of your friend, mentor, and companion.

Life is very short

But if during this brief passage our lives touch others

We become worthy of remembrance

And what we were, what we stood for, our joys, and our love remain

For those we held dear to cherish

In our memory

I sit here off in faraway California and lift a small dram of Balvenie in the memory of Sister Joan.

I lady I never met

But who obviously is someone worth remembering

James