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When my niece in Quincy, Ill., sent me an e-mail message in February that the family was planning on coming out to visit me in April, I was ecstatic. “My Dad's concerned about you and wants to make sure that you're OK.”
Being the youngest in a family of 9, I've always had siblings, aunts, uncles, etc., concerned about my welfare. However, this would be the first time that someone considered making a 2,000 trip in order “make sure.”
My niece's father, Verne Hagstrom, is actually my brother-in-law. His wife, my sister Ronnie, passed away about two years ago. As far as checking up on my welfare goes, I guess that he felt obligated to pick up where Ronnie left off.
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