I met Janette when she and Linda both worked for the town of Danville in Contra Costa County in the late 1980s. She and Anne, her spouse, remained our good friends even after they relocated to Belgium. We stayed with them when we visited Belgium, and Janette and Anne visited us on the farm a number of times, once sharing a Thanksgiving meal at my sister’s house.
We frequently discussed politics. Janette and Anne were liberals, and they made a special trip to the U.S. in November 2016 to celebrate Clinton’s victory. You can imagine how that went. I know she was delighted with Biden’s win this November. Janette and Anne always sent a contribution to aid the annual fundraiser for Democratic Information Center in Carbon County; they were are only foreign contributors, and they always specified the money should be spent on Belgian beer.
Janette read my blog every night. Early on she complained that the font was too small, so the fact that you are getting this in 14-point Helvetica you owe to Janette.
She went to the hospital ten days ago with heart problems. Belgium medical care is among the finest in the world, and she was treated at the best hospital in Brussels, but after a long and difficult struggle she died yesterday. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.
I Sad to lose a close friend. I have lost several over the years. Miss them a lot.
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