You guys have my sincere condolences with the loss of your mother and grandmother. I talked to Millie, about 6 weeks ago, on January 24th.  We had a wonderful conversation.  I was asking her if she was related to any of the Rude’s in the Bottineau or Dunseith areas and she said she was not. We discussed things in general.  She was so warm and friendly and she did tell me about her cancer.  I wish I would have had the chance to meet her in person.

I am assuming you guys are monitoring her email.  I will continue sending these messages to her email address for the next week or so or until some of you tell me differently.

Gary Stokes

360-362-1222

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Gary,

I am trying to get caught up with all your e-mails since the move, and to say Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who sent the pictures with Mom and Dad in them. Sometimes I will hear an old song and remember hearing it at the bowling alley on the jukebox when Mom and Dad were bowling. They loved to bowl. And fishing with Patty and Babe Coleman, well they just loved those two. They always came back and said how much fun they had together. I remember all the times they went to Waterhen. They just enjoyed those trips so much!

When I saw the picture of Mom, I could not believe how skinny she was!!

Thanks again everyone for all the stories and pictures. It makes the day brighter!!