Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 21:33:30 -0500 (EST)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Getting to Jack's funeral
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I was glad to see you there, ...

Thanks.  I was glad I could make it.

It was a simply matter of taking the Orange Line to L'Enfant Plaza,
transfering to the Green Line to Greenbelt, transfering to the B30
bus to BWI, transfering to Baltimore light rail to Pratt Street, and
transfering to the #19 bus, which passes right by the funeral parlor.
I got there at 6:45 even though I didn't manage to get out the door
of my apartment until nearly 2:15.

Fortunately the phone people at MTA are fairly clueful, unlike the
person who answered the phone at the funeral home, who didn't know
anything useful.  He apologetically said he was the owner's nephew
and was just filling in.

Many thanks to Chuck Divine for driving me from the funeral home to
the reception.  (They were at opposite ends of the city.)  And to Evan
Phillips for driving me home after the reception.  And, of course, to
Eva Whitley, for organizing such an event at such a difficult time.

> Despite having managed to get on an earlier flight on standby what
> with my misplacing a parking stub we barely made it to the service;

You didn't miss much.  We were hastened to our seats and silenced at 7
pm, as the organ music started.  And continued.  And continued.  And
continued.  Nobody actually *said* anything until nearly 8.

> I'm sorry to have missed the meeting on Friday; from the lack of
> email here and seeing nothing at the memorial service or at the
> reception afterwards, I gather that WSFA chose to do nothing to
> officially note the passing of one of our earliest members?
> Or are we waiting for further discussion on the matter?

I should finish the meeting minutes tonight.  The funeral ate up
pretty much the whole of Monday.