10/17/07

Our dear Donnie took the final step in his journey this morning. He is looking down on us now with that big smile and telling us to be happy and to toast him with a shot of scotch. There will be a memorial service for Donnie here in Plymouth and again in Alameda - details to come soon. Donnie wouldn't want me to call it a memorial service - instead he called it a celebration of life. Please know how incredibly grateful Donnie was to be surrounded by so much love for both him and his family. Knowing we have you all in our lives gave him great comfort and happiness.

Years ago Donnie taped this quote on our back door so we would see it each day and remember what is important:

"Oscar Wilde said 'Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative'. So stop getting up at 6:05 and get up at 5:06. Walk a mile at dawn. Find a new way to drive to work. Switch chores with your spouse next Saturday. Buy a wok. Study wildflowers. Stay up alone all night. Read to the blind. Start counting brown-eyed blondes or blonds. Subscribe to an out-of-town paper. Canoe at midnight. Don't write to your congressman, take a whole scout troop to see him. Learn to speak Italian. Teach some kid the thing you do best. Listen to two hours of uninterrupted Mozart. Take up aerobic dancing. Leap out of that rut. Savor life. Remember, we only pass this way once."

Much love - the Lee family.

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