Dear Tamara and Bruce,
Congratulations on fifty years together! What a wonderful team you are. I'm so happy Stephanie found us so we can
celebrate with you and add our note of love and appreciation for both of you. I will always be grateful for Team Evans.
Do
you remember when we worked so closely together in the Kansas City
Stake Relief Society presidency? How many times did you design and
decorate the Stake Center for Christmas socials, women's conferences,
leadership meetings, General Relief Society broadcast gatherings,
dinners for missionary conferences, etc., etc. etc.? Tamara, the
refined, lovely, truly creative, talented artist with beautiful taste;
and Bruce, always a strong and willing helper, with enormous patience,
good nature and constant
support.
I can still see all of us hauling
dozens of pine trees into the building, trimming them with hundreds of
sparkling white lights; then the two of you struggling to hang the
extraordinarily beautiful, huge, Christmas wreath (which you created) on
the front wall of the chapel. With heroic effort, you got it up.
Together with festive garlands and banks of poinsettia plants the
chapel had never looked more stunning. Remember the "thanks." ("Get it
all down by morning!"). Ha!
Before Costco and
their Chinese suppliers ever thought of it, you and Bruce created
life-like white, wire (or grape vine?) reindeers, strategically placed
amongst the pines, softly lit, resulting in a dramatic and lovely stage
scene.
That's only one part of one event and
there were so many other events during that busy but happy time.
(Remember the "Dickens of a
Christmas" December social?) Whew! The two of you were untiring in
making everything perfect.
I so appreciate
your friendship, love and support; your great ideas, wise counsel,
kindness, constancy, caring and hard work. It was such fun working with
you and I so enjoyed sharing with you the challenges of our growing
families.
A few years ago, a Christmas card
addressed to you returned to me and someone told me you had moved to
Franklin or Preston, or somewhere, to be nearer to your aging parents.
I am glad to find you and learn from Stephanie that you are safe and
sound in our beloved Kansas City.
Sam joins me
in sending our love and good wishes for a happy 50th wedding anniversary
celebration of your well-lived life together.
Your friend and true admirer,
Carole
Cowley
5235 Pioneer Fork Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
801-581-1997
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