I knew Lois since first grade at Edison. We had a class together at Morton West and then at Morton Community College. It was so good to reconnect with her and many others last year at our reunion. We corrresponded since then. She was very bright in intellect and personality. RIP Lois
I was very disturbed to hear of Lois passing. I can recall meeting with her at the Reunion, that seems like just yesterday. After dinner, I stood up at my table to look around for familiar faces to go and visit. At the next table over, Lois stood up, waived to me, smiled, and motioned to come over. I recognized her immediately and made my way to her table and sat down. She introduced me to her husband and commented : "He was my boyfriend in third grade". That tickled me, but sent my mind reeling back in time. It was true, she was my first "girlfriend", only lived a block away. I remembered walking to her house, doing craft/art projects, playing games, puzzles, and hanging-out. She was still the same cute, smart, friendly, interesting girl with a great sense of humor that I had known then. Amazing! We talked as if we had still been in touch, although we have had no contact since going to Haley School. Hubby had just met me, but we all talked and laughed as though we were old friends. Each time I left the table to visit with others, I returned to her table and we picked where we left off. She was someone very special to me, because my father was an achoholic and Mom divorced him, right in that Third Grade time frame. Lois entered my life and added something that had always been missing, but I didn't know then what it was. Now I do. It was someone who cared. I began to see myself in a totally different light. Changed my life.There will always be a place for her in my memory, I shall always think of her fondly, and my being Buddhist, I will always chant for her happiness. Thanks Lois .......... maybe we will meet again.
Stephen Spencer
I knew Lois since first grade at Edison. We had a class together at Morton West and then at Morton Community College. It was so good to reconnect with her and many others last year at our reunion. We corrresponded since then. She was very bright in intellect and personality. RIP Lois
Robert J. Weston (Wojciechowski)
I was very disturbed to hear of Lois passing. I can recall meeting with her at the Reunion, that seems like just yesterday. After dinner, I stood up at my table to look around for familiar faces to go and visit. At the next table over, Lois stood up, waived to me, smiled, and motioned to come over. I recognized her immediately and made my way to her table and sat down. She introduced me to her husband and commented : "He was my boyfriend in third grade". That tickled me, but sent my mind reeling back in time. It was true, she was my first "girlfriend", only lived a block away. I remembered walking to her house, doing craft/art projects, playing games, puzzles, and hanging-out. She was still the same cute, smart, friendly, interesting girl with a great sense of humor that I had known then. Amazing! We talked as if we had still been in touch, although we have had no contact since going to Haley School. Hubby had just met me, but we all talked and laughed as though we were old friends. Each time I left the table to visit with others, I returned to her table and we picked where we left off. She was someone very special to me, because my father was an achoholic and Mom divorced him, right in that Third Grade time frame. Lois entered my life and added something that had always been missing, but I didn't know then what it was. Now I do. It was someone who cared. I began to see myself in a totally different light. Changed my life.There will always be a place for her in my memory, I shall always think of her fondly, and my being Buddhist, I will always chant for her happiness. Thanks Lois .......... maybe we will meet again.