Tuesday, August 18, 2009
My Aunt Rachel had the best laugh in the world and maybe that is because she used it a lot. She was one of the most positive people I have ever know.
One funny story was a family vacation that Rachel and my mother (Joyce Lybarger) took us on to Louisville, KY. They loaded up Bill, Jim, my sister Nancy and me in our car and we drove. It was hot summertime and it was before cars had airconditioning. All of us kids had to take turns sitting near the open windows. We did all sorts of things on this trip, but I will never forget that we went through Great Mammouth Caves and also that we got lost for a whole, entire day, driving in a giant circle.
We ended up having a terrific time, but we had to return to Iowa rather than extend the vacation, because Rachel had 10 day pickles and she needed to get home to can them.
To me, Rachel was always the same, always delighted to see you, always ready to feed you, always smiling. That is the way I will remember her. A great lady has touched our lives and I am sad for her leaving, but know that she has gone on to a better place.
