Condolence: RIP Aunt Ralene, you and Uncle Al and your son Delvon are together again.

Condolence: Ralene Cooper is the just about the first face I remember when I think back to my first days after moving to my childhood home in Mosier, OR. She was my primary teacher in my church. The first discussions I had with her were about how I needed to sit still in my chair. Over the years our discussions evolved to how to deal with the world outside of the classroom, how to pick good role models, our biggest fears and cherished memories from our respective childhoods. She was there for my baptism, confirmation, ordination, many a sacrament and my wedding reception. The world is now worse than it was for her passing, but I look forward to the day we can continue talking together again in the afterlife.