Stephanie, "The Dude" to me, was my Grand-daughter.
She never met a stranger. To her a stranger was a friend she had not yet met. She always had a smile to give you and enjoyed everyday she spent on this earth. I am certain she was on loan to us from Heaven to help us get our lives straight.

I know this is a hard time for you as it is for all of us. I don't think we need a phone to know that the "Dude" is watching over us all. Our memories of the times we had will hold us until we meet again.
I think about the fun things and feel her near by, like she was playing in a box in the living room or tearing through the house yelling "You wanna eat", when I would tell her to go get everyone for supper.
I laughed and was heart broken at the same time.
Once trying to get her to lay out with me by the pool, she thought I was trying to get her to take a nap, she was having fun running around the pool. She made use of every minute she had here and would want us to do the same.

Dad, Everyone has been giving me all the credit for all this web stuff but without your support it would not be possible. I wanted to let you know what you've done for me with these words from the heart.
I think that your memories of the "Dude" deserve a place of there own in my little garden of memories. You have helped me more than you'll ever know!.

I LOVE YOU WITH MY HEART AND SOUL,
WILLOW SELLERS LYNN
DECEMBER, 1999