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DearAtedo,Iwantedtosharesomethoughtsasyoucelebrateyour70thbirthday.Youaremyfirstcousin,andamanIloveandrespectverymuch.Wheneverwemeet,ourconversationscoversomanytopics,andyoualwaysfindawaytoinjecthumorintoseriousdiscussions.Weoftenenduplaughing,andIalwayslearnsomuchfromyourinsightfulperspectives,whicharefilledwithGod-givenwisdom.Ihavemanyfondmemoriesofyou.Backinthe70s,whenyouworkedatNAL,mydadwoulddropmeoffatmyuncle'shouseinApapaGRA,whereyouwerestayingforawhile.YoudroveagreenFordsaloncar,andIwouldwashit,hopingyou'dtakemetoApapaClubtoswimwhenyougotbackfromwork.Thisalmostalwaysguaranteedmeatriptotheclub.I'dwatchyouswimcountlesslaps,wonderingifI'deverbeabletoswimlikethat.Youalsotaughtmetoplaychessandconsistentlybeatmeinjustfourmoves.Icouldneverfigureouthowyoudidit!Ofcourse,Iimprovedovertimeandcouldlastsixorsevenmovesbeforelosing,whichIconsideredavictoryagainstyou.You'vealwaysbeenverycerebral(thoughabitshybackthen)andincrediblycompassionate.Istillrememberthewonderfulbirthdaypresentyougavemeonmy12thbirthday,a1977editionoftheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Youevenwroteanotesaying,\Asyoureachthewonderfulageof70,yourinnateproblem-solvermentalitybecomesevenmoreevident.Iwishyouaveryhappybirthdayandmanymoreyearsofbeingyourself%u2014aloving,kind,God-fearing,andhardworkinggentleman.MaythegoodLordblessyouinaveryspecialway,andkeepyouandyourfamilySENIBODEINYEingoodhealth,withmuchjoyandhappiness.DAVIDPETERSIDEHAPPYCELEBRATIONS.DEINYE61
