Jacquiline Anne Loomis

In high school, she was my best friend. We shared a lot together, good and bad. As adults, we found even more in common, our children, gardening, though she didn't like yellow flowers, and I do. We liked to sew, cross stitch, crochet, and read. She could paint beautifully, and that was truly a talent. Though we had some pretty good times as young women, we both seemed to have grown up to have very similar values. I think she knew more about me than anyone, except my husband. She has been a...