Dozens of friends and family gather
at the Claypools on Saturday, June 23, 2007
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| Bill & Cissy Claypool open
their lovely home in Devon for the occasion. |
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| Courtney
honors her dad with words from the heart. |
Lee and
Heidi listen attentively and appreciatively. |
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| Courtney and Anna are rapt in
the moment, while Aidan, tucked behind his mom (his legs a blur), remains a nonstop bundle of energy. |
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| We met at Church of the Saviour
in the mid-1980s, and have been friends ever since. |
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| While the invitations said "no
gifts," I couldn't resist equipping Lee for his dotage with my all-original "cane with bicycle bell." |
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