Rebecca Dieckmann

In looking back over my email archive, I found that I had received an email from Rebecca Dieckmann, a high school classmate of mom's, on 7 November 2007. In the mess of things that I was going through at the time, I completely forgot to give this email and its author their due. I apologize, Rebecca.

Here is Rebecca's email:

Dear Jake,

I was a member of your mother’s 1962 U-High graduating class. I just wanted you to know how very sorry I was to learn of her recent passing.

We had not kept in touch, but I did contact her when we were making plans to get together to celebrate our 40^th high school reunion. Although she was unable to join us, she did ask for one of the group photos, as I think she was curious to see us at age 58. I think the most important thing to come from the reunion was the ability for everyone to contact each other and keep in touch after that. I think Linda was appreciative of the fact that her old friends were interested in her life (it was so different from most of the rest of ours) and to want to connect after 40 years. Your mother obviously led a rich and rewarding life. I would love to hear from you to know more of her later years.

Becky Hickman Dieckmann

Rebecca, I promise to contact you. For now, this blog contains some stuff about her later life.