[CyberTOPS] A Really Sad Tradegy in our Tops Chapter

[Phyllis Courtney]

I am sending this to my Tops friends as we had a real shocker today in our
chapter and want to relate it to you.  We have a 90 year old lady who has been
a member for over 20 years and her daughter was a member of our chapter also
until she got too sick to attend.  The daughter passed away yesterday as the
cancer finally got her.  Also the mom fell yesterday and broke some ribs.
Well, I was on the phone getting this news and the lady who called me got a
call on her other phone and I heard her in the background saying Oh no, oh
no.
She got back on the phone and the treasurer of our chapter had just lost her
daughter also.  Her daughter was about 30 and had MS and she has been in the
hospital for about 10 days with pneumonia and she died of complications from
it.  Her daughter had also been a member of our chapter until her MS got so
bad that she could not come any longer so all in all our oldest member and
treasurer both lost their daughters yesterday and the two daughters had also
been a part of us until too sick to come.  What a shock to the chapter.  We
have called a no meeting for tomorrow night in respect and in memory of the
sad occasion.  If anyone would like to send a message of comfort to those
members of our chapter with the loss you can send them to me by e-mail or by
snail mail.  I will put the info below.
Older member's name - Fern Shackleford
Her daughter (former member who died) Corky Humphrey
Treasurer's name - Betty Volosin
Her daughter (former member who died) Twyla Yates
P.S. Betty also lost her other daughter who had MS also about 6 months ago so
that is double tradegy to her in a year.
You can send to:
Bob & Phyllis Courtney
Tops #MO385, Rolla
e-mail:  rcourtney000 at centurytel.net
12678 Clearwater Drive
Rolla, Missouri  65401

Thanks for any encouragement other Tops members can send to our hurting
members.