First I'd like to thank the committee for all of their hard work. Reunions are a wonderful time to bring old friends together and we wouldn't have this opportunity without the committee's commitment and dedication.

Our four daughters have given us 9 wonderful grandchildren, ranging in ages from 3 to 22 years old. Since our last reunion we were blessed with our third granddaughter, Ava Grace born in June 2013. Last year our oldest granddaughter graduated from the University of Florida "GO GATORS" and is applying to med school. Our oldest grandson graduated from high school this year, has enrolled in college and plans on joining the military upon graduation. We have two other grandsons that will graduate high school in the next two years. The youngest grandsons, ages -7-9, are very active in sports and love to beat PaPa in chess. Every family has a drama queen, well we have two!!! Bella (5) and Ava (3) love to dress up and reenact Disney movies and know every word of the songs. Being able to play such an active role in their lives is beyond rewarding and has brought so much joy to our lives.

Bill and I are active in our local music community. Bill plays trumpet with the Melbourne Municipal Band and the Swing and Jazz Band and I'm a leader in the music guild. We've enjoyed many friendships and thoroughly enjoy giving back to our community.

We continue to run our own construction and development company. Recently we have been able to take more time off to spend with the family and travel. Our next trip will be to Birmingham England to visit our youngest daughter Beth, husband Andrew and our granddaughters Isabella and Ava. Andrews' company is under contract for one to two years. We miss them terribly but enjoy face timing and photo sharing.

I am really looking forward to spending time with old friends. A good time will be had by all!
See you soon,
Bill & Patty