Again Frant’s duties as a sheep man kept him away from his duties as a father. We were still living in Orderville. Dr. Mack told us if and when we had any other babies it must be in the hospital. Read More...

Kent was at the ranch with me for over a month when he was four years of age. When he was back home, downtown with Mother, he said, “Do they still sell ice cream cones?”
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Initial Comment by Laree: My mother, Alice Mae White Esplin, died October 19, 1985. I was so grateful to have my husband, Dave Thomas, to be a sensitive, patient, support at that time. I couldn't imagine how I could have survived that loss without him. However, when Dave died in 1994, I was overwhelmed with the injustice of having to survive losing my husband, and not having my mother to help me survive it. Dave had also been very affected by my mother's death. That got him thinking about what was important to him, and the fragility of life. He wrote this letter to my father:
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