Len & Jean

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        Jean Violet’s social life is a whirlwind! If she’s not ‘on the road’ seeing more of the world, she’s "meeting the girls"—for bridge or lunch—or socializing with friends while taking in all the things there are to see and do in downtown Chicago. In addition, she is looking for the comfort and convenience of a condo and, so, is also fixing up her house to put on the market.

        This picture of Len and Jean was taken at Ann and Dan's wedding reception, October 1, 1999. All of us remember that he had a good time that night. He danced a little and drank a little and ate a little and, though he tired easily, enjoyed himself. And he looked good. That is why it is so hard to believe that, barely five months later, he is gone. 
        No one who ever met Len, or spoke with him, or sang with him, or worked with him, will ever forget him. He was bright, articulate, patriotic, and gregarious. 
        March 23, 2000 would have been his 69th birthday. In honor of that day and what it meant to the world, Ron and Jean and Jerry and all the BrickKickers had a little party of sorts in remembrance of their founder. And, after a month at half mast, they raised the flag high once again, the flag that Len loved so dearly, over that little patch of lawn in front of the BrickKicker building. 
        During his illness and then his passing, many moving and wonderful words were spoken for him and about him and posted on our Web site. One of the pieces was an article Len wrote entitled 'The King is Dead.' And so he is.

        It is no easy thing dealing with the loss of your spouse. Jean is handling her new title as well as she can. Her girls, Cindy and Gretchen, have been and continue to be very solicitous, a difficult job when they, too, are grieving. 
        Thankfully, Jean is a very busy woman and has many things that occupy her time and her mind. One of those is teaching: now, after many years with the Chicago Board of Education, Jean spends some of her time evaluating student teachers. 
        Jean also loves to travel. Every year she visits Florida with her nieces and, in addition, some exotic port of call on her own. Now that she is alone, she will probably do even more of that. Expect to receive post cards from all sorts of places.
        Our thoughts and prayers are with her daily.

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