Paul William Dexter

Dear Jean,
We just returned from two weeks in Alaska and are saddened by your loss.

Although my memories of Paul flow from just one ocassion when we stayed with you, I still fondly recall that short time meeting you and learnig so much about our family history. I wish I had the opportunity to get to know Paul better, but even one encounter was memorable.

Our prayers are with you and your family.
Tom

Dear Aunt Jean, Jill, Stephen, Tad and families,

We have fond memories of all of you.....though years would go by between visits each one was memorable. We especially remember our visit to Oriental and we boarded the sailboat. I don't think we actually left the pier but there was so much laughter. Also, the same trip we remember all those crabs piled high in the middle of the patio table. What a feast that was! On that same trip your good friends from Texas visited and they...

Dear Jean and family,
I have fond memories of when you lived in Crane Ridge. It was so nice to know people from Birmingham and Midland, MI. Paul enjoyed the swim meets as much as the rest of us. Those were the good times. I also remember our visit to Oriental and was so impressed with your location. We were envious! In later years it was nice to keep in touch though email with Paul. If he didn't hear from me for a while, he would email me and ask "what happened?" Also he asked me...

Dear Jean,
Grief is perhaps the most difficult of human emotions to face, though it also has the potential for being the most therapeutic. Grief isn't a bad thing; it's the cost of having loved. If we hadn't loved, if we hadn't cared, we wouldn't grieve. And our lives would have been even emptier.

Keep you and your family in our prayers.