Many former Sohioans have responded with regrets and condolences to my email about the loss of Pat. They include (as of today) Jenny Grasselli, Lorry Szabo, Carol Paxton, June Duke, Jan Greene, Judy Stuchul and Ray Shank. Their fond memories include both social and professional interactions. Perhaps you will see messages posted from more "ex-oilers."
One of MY fondest memories of Travels With Pat involved trying to get fed in Stratford, Ontario, a charming little town with a famous Festival and restaurants that had no concept of "curtain time" at the town's main industry. The Chinese restaurant had anything you could want, as long as it was chicken I ordered a salad and was served a side salad with it. The little diner-style restaruant that we hit for breakfast was so disorganized that it took 15 minutes to get a glass of orange juice or cup of coffee (OJ & coffeeat one end of the diner, glasses and cups at the other end). The "tea room" catered to sparrow-sized spinsters of a certain age (85+). We waited two hours at the "Big Inn" for breakfast, and decided they had gone out to milk the cow and catch the salmon for Pat's order, and harvest the wheat and cinnamon for my toast. The final fun-filled activity was walking up to the Treasure Burger drive-in and being refused service because we weren't in a car! It's a wonder that we ever made it to a play on time!
The other elegant dining experience occurred at Beausoliel Island, where Pat, John and I ran out of dishes, utensils, pots, pans, and food on our last day camping. We washed the lot (it took all day) and dined on potato stick sandwiches! Mmmm, good!
Great though goofy memories--thank you, Pat and John!##imported-begin##Madeline C. (MitCH) Helms##imported-end##
