Hi Andy,

Fran and I just received an email from Ila – shocking news; we could never imagine this sad news so soon in Karen’s life. We enjoyed visiting you both at your home last year. Her positive disposition just radiated. We enjoyed immensely the conversation on the back porch and her deliciously prepared homemade scones. She was proud of you Andy, and the girls and showed Fran and I her wonderful cross-section of paintings. My only question to her was where is the showcase of the French horn which she admitted was still resting in a corner.

We offer you and the girls our sincerest condolences for the loss of a great wife, mother and artist.

Love,

Fran and Joe Macerollo