Jon Kroschel
The death of Jennifer has had an effect on me that I can't shake. Having been a best friend to Dale Howe for more than half of his 39 years, I'm reminded that myself and my wife Liz (Scanlan) were quite often the accessory couple to Jennifer and Dale at many high school events. We were good friends, to say the least. My last memory of Jennifer was a class reunion maybe 15 years ago (give or take) where we talked for an extended period of time about everything (Dale, family, friends, kids, etc.). I left the conversation looking forward to an update at some point in the future. I've realized that high school friends are different than other friends in that they friends are for life. Not seeing them for 15 - 20 years is not an impediment, in that you pick up where you left off and continue the friendship. These people will always be my friends, whether I see them or not. In my specific case, I've lost too many close friends that were too young (Jennifer, Dale, Mark Hill , Dick Jordan and probably others). That's the hard part.
The good part, and one that I'm very grateful for, is that others, (Steve Hardy specifically) have taken it upon themselves to keep a website like this going and thriving. I am aware of many who read the posts on this site and have never posted, yet appreciate knowing what is happening to our friends. We need to let Steve and others know that their posts are appreciated. Keep up the good work!
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