Dale,

I need to tell you that life has not been the same without you. I am still trying to understand why you were taken from us. I read the obituary in the newspaper and it brings tears to my eyes. It still does not seem real. It feels as though you have gone somewhere and have not come home yet. Josh and I went to the cemetary on Monday. I picked him up from school and we stopped by. It still breaks our hearts that you are there and not with us. We cried together. I have gotten really close with the kids since your loss. Mindy is still doing great in school, on her first interim report she got all A's and one B. She always tries her hardest in everything she does. Josh is going to school for four periods. He had a hard time when school first started he could not deal with losing you. I think he feels in his heart we should have done something. Dale is doing great. He still works at Daytech. He may soon become crew chief. Justin is struggling in school. We are doing everything to help him. Just wanted to let you know that the kids and I are doing o.k. Please don't worry about us we will be o.k. We still take it one day at a time. some days are harder than others. We have each other and I will do what I can to help relieve all our pain. Want you to know that I will always love you and you will always have a place in our hearts. You are one of a kind. Love you always,

Jane