Anna M. Doyle
Dear Aunt Mickey and Cousins, I send each of you my sincere sympathy for the loss of Uncle Ivan. The Doyle clan has lost the last patriarch of his generation, alas. Even when a person has lived a long and largely happy life, the death of that beloved person is still a shock to everyone who knew him. Know that your kin, scattered though we are, are thinking of you and sending you much love: now, when your grief is so new, and forever more. I will miss Ivan's wonderful story-telling (especially the ghost stories!), his warm, welcoming nature, and his exceptional generosity. Thinking of you all with love, and hugs from afar.

