Monday, September 29, 2025
I am so proud and happy to say that it was an honour to meet and become a friend of Gail.
I met Gail some twenty seven years ago through her husband Don when I became a member of the Wildwood Hunt Club. Don was a member of the club and has been so for more than fifty years. As luck would have it, I soon got to meet Gail at the Russell home. What a great treat it was for me to get to visit Gail and Don over the years. We spent hours chatting or bantering about life issues, funny stories, and for me it was a great chance to see how happy and loving this couple were towards each other. Every once in a while I would poke fun with Gail and ask her who was the boss of their house. She would look at me sternly, roll her finely boned fingers in to a menacing, tiny fist, point it at me, and say "I am, and don't you forget it!"
Don, sitting at the other end of the table, red faced, with a big grin would nod and "she sure is".!
This is only one small memory I have of two of my favourite people.There are many, many more. Too many to relate in this small space. But believe me, I will cherish these moments forever. God bless you Gail. I am so happy to have known you. And don't worry,Gail, your families and friends like myself are here to take care of your old love Don. Certainly not as well as you did, but we will do our best.
Love,
Wayne
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