Editor’s Desk When we started the newsletter, our plan, if we had one, was to introduce the family generation by generation starting with Alan and Mary Lou Belle Cain. With this issue we are deviating from the plan to feature members of the third generation. It seemed appropriate that we feature two of the most incredible members of the family—Melba Ruth Ward Dupree and her late husband Lester Eugene (Dutch) Dupree, since we lost Dutch recently after his lengthy illness. Whenever I started work on the feature article, I was struck by what awesome folks they are and were, and how very fortunate the family is to have them. Get to know them by clicking the navigation button labeled Dupree. As we had positive feedback about our younger generation feature article, we are featuring another in this issue - Debbie Belcher Brewster’s son Randall. Hope you enjoy getting to know him too (Younger Generation). In addition we had some good feedback on the newsletter in general—some excerpts are provided herein. Amy Hirasaki wrote: “I wanted to say thank you for the wonderful newsletter last month. I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about my favorite great-great-aunt. I also enjoyed seeing my favorite second cousin, Diane, highlighted - she's a beautiful young lady. I'm sending a few of my memories of Dutch and Melba. Please feel free to delete or use whatever portion you need. Thank you for highlighting my incredible grandparents!” Alisa Teague wrote: “The news letter was wonderful, I learned so many new things about everyone! All of the things said about Richard’s grandmother were so, so sweet. It is amazing how Aunt Jess can remember so far back! I think it is AWESOME what you all are doing with the newsletter.” |