Judy and I spent over 30 years in Denver and were fortunate to meet incredible people in our journey.  They number in the hundreds if not thousands and I simply could not have spent time with all of them without moving back to Denver full time.  One of those persons we knew well was Dale who is friend and former business associate at Colorado National Bank and Rocky Mountain Bankcard.  We experienced incredible opportunity joining the bank about the same time  credit cards were ready to explode in the country.  Nearly 30 years of development of credit, debit, Plus ATM with hundreds of banks in the Rocky Mountain region and with Visa Internationally.  Those years were very exciting and involved hundreds of incredible associates in the business.  Dale was the senior guy I reported to during those years.  Can you imagine anyone putting up with me for nearly 30 years?????

After I had retired for the first time, I had an opportunity to join Nordstrom Federal Savings Bank.  I again enjoyed the association with hundreds of professional persons in Denver, Scottsdale, Seattle, and Orange County.  Janine is one of those persons I had a chance to see with her husband Joe on this recent trip.  

The church has always been important to us and King of Glory in Arvada was our church home for years.  There was a very special couple that became the "local" grandparents to David and Pam and very special friends to us.  Herman died a few years ago but Bernice (95 years young) is still a member there and lives in the same home alone near the church.  We should all do as well as Bernice who is still very sharp (puts me to shame), is physically healthy, inquisitive, and caring to all around her.  We enjoyed the service and saw many members who we knew, even though we have been gone for more than 20 years from Denver.  It was a wonderful time seeing and visiting briefly with all of them before I left for the next leg of the journey.