Carol

 I lost another dear friend the other day. Her name was Carol and she recently lost a valiant fight against cancer. I first met Carol when I began working at the Business Office at the Louisville, Kentucky VA nearly 2 years ago. Carol had been a veteran employee there for many years and was very popular among many because of her gentle spirit and blunt, but funny, sense of humor.  She was the biggest Louisville Cardinal fan I had ever met. Carol was the type of person who made me proud that I shed the dogma of organized religion and began to love people for who they are; not  for what they professed to be.  Carol was a real person and I admired the friendship we shared. Carol showed people that it was never a hard thing to love. I left Kentucky soon after Carol became ill. I know there will be so many that will touch her and tell her how much she was loved.  Hey Carol; when you see my mother, my father, and my son in Heaven give them a big hug for me.
May God keep us all. 
Dennis