Susan Garlington
Our family moved South when we were pretty young so I didn't get to see Donnie very often growing up but whenever I saw him, he was so kind and generous. My favorite memory is from 1981 when I was hiking with my 3 tiny children at Laurel Falls in the Smokey Mtns. I happened to notice a group of folks that appeared to include my cousin Donnie and Santa. As I stood there staring to convince myself it was real one of the folks asked what I was staring at. Donnie turned and said, "that is one of my favorite cousins." He, Santa and some friends were visiting from a conference in NC that day. We had not seen each other in years and yet his big heart generously acknowledged us as kin. Donnie will always be that generous person to me. Much love to you all! Susan
Sunday November 23, 2014 at 2:38 pm