The Long Goodbye (ePub)

been blessed with 2 granddaughters, Kristen and Madison and one grandson, Cayden. Judy spent many hours volunteering at the Alzheimer’s facility where our daddy lived for just a little over three years.

Vickie was the second born, the one that would speak out and tell Daddy the sky was green if he said it was blue. Vickie was always the clown. Vickie was the one that hid her emotions behind laughter no matter how much she hurt. She definitely suffers from the middle child syndrome. Vickie married Tim Halker in February 1970 and had three children, Ashley, Ben and Matthew. Each child grew up and married. She has been blessed with 7 grandchildren, Katherine, Will, Mary Grace, Tyler, Cassidy, Christopher and Eli. She has also been blessed with a great grandson, Ryan. Vickie spent many hours traveling back and forth from Wake Forest to visit with Daddy over the last three years – trips that were often hard to make, but were necessary.

Mary was the third born. The baby. Daddy’s pet. She longed to be loved by her daddy and tried to do everything she thought he wanted her to do. She was the spoiled one, and she loved every minute of it. She married Bobby Green in June of 1975 and was blessed with a daughter and a son, Emily and Josh. She was later blessed with two granddaughters, MacKenzie and MacKayla. She spent almost every weekend over the past three years at the home visiting with daddy. Since she worked full time – weekends were hers.

Judy was the first born and the one who did everything according to schedule, made the highest grades, wore the prettiest clothes, and would finish college. She married Mickey Bodenheimer in August, 1970 and she had one son, Michael and one daughter, Amy. She has been blessed with 2 granddaughters, Kristen and Madison and one grandson, Cayden. Judy spent many hours volunteering at the Alzheimer’s facility where our daddy lived for just a little over three years.

Vickie was the second born, the one that would speak out and tell Daddy the sky was green if he said it was blue. Vickie was always the clown. Vickie was the one that hid her emotions behind laughter no matter how much she hurt. She definitely suffers from the middle child syndrome. Vickie married Tim Halker in February 1970 and had three children, Ashley, Ben and Matthew. Each child grew up and married. She has been blessed with 7 grandchildren, Katherine, Will, Mary Grace, Tyler, Cassidy, Christopher and Eli. She has also been blessed with a great grandson, Ryan. Vickie spent many hours traveling back and forth from Wake Forest to visit with Daddy over the last three years – trips that were often hard to make, but were necessary.

Mary was the third born. The baby. Daddy’s pet. She longed to be loved by her daddy and tried to do everything she thought he wanted her to do. She was the spoiled one, and she loved every minute of it. She married Bobby Green in June of 1975 and was blessed with a daughter and a son, Emily and Josh. She was later blessed with two granddaughters, MacKenzie and MacKayla. She spent almost every weekend over the past three years at the home visiting with daddy. Since she worked full time – weekends were hers.