part 2:
In August 2013, my dear Keith sadly passed away and my visits to Five Oak Green became scarce. I did keep in touch by mail though, as over the years, I have come to love Marjorie and Syd as much as my own family. The current Covid-19 pandemic did not help matters and I now regret that my visits were so few and that it has been so long since I last saw Syd. On the other hand, I will always remember him the way I first met him: warm-hearted, always cheerful and optimistic, intelligent, hard working and modest and most of all a most loving and thoughtful husband to my sister-in-law.
Dear Syd, I will keep you in my heart forever.
Gerda Wood-Cools:
03/08/2021