tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post1835796585197770068..comments2023-05-11T05:13:52.835-07:00Comments on The Valley Ripple: The Giving Tree…T.M.Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05918557389921159736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-18240689481644025322011-01-19T13:17:42.309-08:002011-01-19T13:17:42.309-08:00Now, thanks to the Beebes, we know "the rest ...Now, thanks to the Beebes, we know "the rest of the story." I hope others read your explanation because after what gets thrown at us during a lifetime, we all deserve some peace and quiet--and memorials to validate our brief time here on Earth. Thanks again. TMJT.M.Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918557389921159736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-3130038922316957382011-01-19T12:42:02.929-08:002011-01-19T12:42:02.929-08:00The Ramey family rented the house which is now Ald...The Ramey family rented the house which is now Alden's house for about 5 years or so in the 1970's. The Ramey family (Steve, his twin brother, and their Mom) and my family were good friends. Myself and my 3 older brothers, and our Mom would see Steve Ramey, his twin brother, and their Mom every Sunday at the Episcopal church in town on Lewis Street. Also Steve Ramey taught myself and my brother Dan how to swim at Steffen's Pool on the Ben Howard Road, and at Hal Moe Pool in Snohomish (Steve had a job as a swim instructor there). Steve and I would run into each other quite a bit when I worked at Boeing for a few years. Steve still works there and lives in Marysville. Steve and his wife stopped by to say hi last Summer and to visit "The Giving Tree" where they placed his Dad's ashes years ago. Steve visits "The Giving Tree" whenever he is in the area and he planted the Crocus that bloom their in the Spring. Steve also is the one that places flowers and such their when he's in the area. Steve told me that when they lived in Tualco Valley he and his brother would ride their bikes around the Loop Road all the time and that he always remembered after they had moved away "The Big Maple Tree" as he referred to it and how peaceful the Valley was and thats why they placed his Dad's ashes their.mattbeebepoemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379933654291050229noreply@blogger.com