EPILOGUE

 
            I started this story as one person, a dangerously premature, two pound baby not expected to live through my first week.  Yet, I had the good fortune to survive, and to live much of my life with a devoted wife.   

           

            As we have learned from writing this book, each generation strongly affects the lives of their descendents.  We have been fortunate to have had, for the most part, a strong cohesive family.  It is our hope that this heritage will be passed on to future generations. 

 

     Family Reunion on Blake's Prairie is dedicated to our family; with thanks to those who have gone before, with hope for those who follow.