Remembrances

I am a cousin to Allyson. Allyson's mother and my mother were sisters. Allyson's mother was the youngest of four children born to Robert and Harriet Schroeder in Antigo, Wisconsin. Allyson and her family left Wisconsin fairly early in Allyson's life and moved to Montana. So we did not see a lot of her growing up. Our family did make a couple of trips to Montana when Allyson was a teenager. We also held a family reunion a number of years ago. My sister Cindy and my cousin Kay are so fortunate to have visited Allyson seven years ago in Seattle. It was a great trip and she so graciously took us to all of the tourist places, Pikes market, the Space Needle, the Wharf. She was a wonderful cook and every night we enjoyed dinner and wine on the terrace. We especially enjoyed the fresh salmon she prepared one night. Words do not adequately describe how saddened we all are about Allyson's passing. It was so sudden and it is always difficult to lose a truly good person. God's blessings to her university family and to my cousin Bobby and Aunt Virginia.