Tomie was disappointed that more parties weren’t planned to celebrate his 75th birthday. So, he threw his own party at the New London Inn. Attendees “Heather bookkeeper” and her son, Josiah, are in this photo.
Because of his disappointment, I took over planning surprise birthday gatherings for the next ten years.
I felt his recovery time was longer after the 85th birthday celebrations, so the 86th birthday surprises were going to need to be as much fun as the ones during the previous ten years, but they needed to be less energy exhausting.
I had yet to settle on a plan by the time March 30 changed everything. (Bob)
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