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        • There are not enough words... Gary and I want to thank all of you who came together with us to make the Mission San Juan Bautista Thanksgiving Feast an amazing day!! Because of your wonderful donations of food, time and money we were able to help 1200 people & families have a thankful day! Our hearts are full 💝

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        Julie Castaneda-Hicks It's always fun to help at the Mission Thanksgiving Feast! Thank you for putting it all together!!
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        Kathy Flores Thank you for leading this effort, Julie. I was honored to serve our little community.
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        Sallie Murguia Your efforts are truly appreciated. Thank you for stepping up to lead and organize the Thanksgiving event. Jess Nicolas and I had a wonderful time and were happy to help with food and clean-up. We are thankful for you and your team who did an excellent job today!
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        Sandy Cates So proud of you Julie and Gary. Happy Thanksgiving!
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        Mom, Dad & Me went to Turky Day Meal at the San Juan Bautista Mission! I posted some pix!

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        Betty Lou Leaver CB took some good pictures at the Thanksgiving Day feast with his birthday gift, a camera. We all had a great time and good food, which was all the better because we did not have to cook it. Looks like about 1200 came, so clean-up (we are always on the...See More
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        'I came back from Palm Sunday Mass in Amman, Jordan this evening (since I was sick all of Holy Week in the USA, it is great to get a "second chance" here) to very sad news. A wonderful friend of ours in Damascus, Muna Imady, author of a charming book, Syrian Folktales, which we published for her passed away yesterday -- at too young an age. Talented, kind, angelic Muna is the sister of Omar, whom many of you have met. Cause of death, so far, has not been given, but she did have recent (supposedly successful) heart surgery. Condolences to Omar and to her parents, Mohammed and Elaine Imady, of Damascus, Syria. It is difficult to process this information -- came as a shock, for real -- at the moment, but certainly the world should be grateful for what Muna brought to it in her short life. May we all be able to say as much! RIP, Muna.'
        'There was a Betty Lou Leaver sighting in Austin this evening at the Vox Table restaurant.'
        'Commuted from Morocco to Munich this morning, and all my computer menus and news articles changed from Arabic to German. I can read it, but I did not need to come here for that. I could find German readings at DLI. Just some of the interesting variations in life that occur when you travel. Ma's condition has gone from life-impairing to life-threatening, and the doctors are going to let her choose the way forward, whether or not to battle on. Uncontrolled blood pressure, which likely caused the stroke in the first place, continues to be a problem, and she failed her swallow test, so she can choose to have a feeding tube or not. I am betting that although she has a living will, she will choose the tube. She has the temperament to fight the effects of the stroke -- and somehow someway she will certainly get her voice back because talking is what she does. One listens; she talks. Her kids are streaming back to Maine, most of them, anyway. I won't be able to leave Germany until Saturday. By then, muddy waters should be clear and the urgency of a travel identified. Gratitude sent for all the prayers. It is a grace to have a choice. Thanks to Echo for posting the picture. All mine are in albums at home in Cali.'
        'So great to see my colleague and dear friend, Betty Leaver, Provost at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey! We're sitting in front of a panel from the Berlin Wall -- one of three -- on the campus at DLI.'
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