April comes to an close, Spring is beginning here UP North and it’s time once again to remember those who have left us too soon.

What a gorgeous photo...thank you Marcy!

There are so many on this list that were near and
dear...but I'm just gonna pick on one.

Todd LaRose. A Gentle Giant. When I went to work
at Copper Country Mental Health, we had to do
weeks of training, working in different groups
homes, learned a ton about the Mentally Retarded
and the Mentally Ill. When I trained, I worked in
South Range, with Todd. He ran a group home that
had the "Profoundly" Mentally Retarded living
there. Those are the folks that are non verbal,
sit in a corner and hit themselves all day, eat
cig butts, etc...Folks that "normal" people will
never see and probably don't realize even exist.
Well, Todd worked with these folks and I learned
so, so much from him, and you could tell there was
an honest love between him and all his peeps...it
was just phenomenal. So, fly high big guy...get it
ready!! Get out the sparkly ones....Much love to
all.

Condolences to all.

Deb Oellrich and Kandy Reif two very wonderful
ladies and wonderful friends of mine left this
world with in 2 weeks of each other. Both too young
and too soon.

Remembering our parents Norman and Helen Pooley, Ed and Sophie Kuusisto, Aunt Lyle Pooley, our sister in law and dear friend Phyllis Kuusisto, Karen Kuusisto, Janet Trasti, Selma Kuusisto, Auntie Eva Lahti, our cousin Eva Kuusisto, our good buddy Nitz Kumpula, our nephews “The Chief” Churchill and Charlie Churchill, our sweet niece Rosie Churchill, Our niece Bailey Hartmann, our brother in law and friend Wayne Hartmann our sister and best friend Flo Hartmann and our dear sweet baby girls Annie and Molly Kuusisto. And our dear sweet friend, Jamie. We love and miss you all so much.

My sincerest condolences to everybody who
lost a loved one this past month. Marcy,
the picture is beautiful.