[Jeff Higgins]

Paul, I know exactly how you feel. I lost my mother two years ago; she was 84, I was 54. We lost dad when I was only 18... I never got to know him as another man. Both were loving, caring parents. My dad was Irish, and every bit the Leprechaun. My mom was German, and every bit the strict taskmaster, but always in a loving way. I still reach for the phone to call her sometimes when I have "newsey news" for her... I still find myself thinking "I'll stop by mom's on the way home"...