APRIL ISSUE 2026
LEGACY LETTERS
"I grew up in Illinois with a very good education from grade school on. I was an only child, so my parents always had time for me. My mother was incredibly loving, incredibly supportive, incredibly proud. She was a practicing Christian in the best sense
of the word . . ."
"There’s many things that can be said about Maria V. Perry. She loves chocolate pudding and played basketball when she was younger, but got thrown around because of her small size. Her birthstone is topaz and her favorite color is yellow. But if there’s one key
thing to . . ."
"Looking back on my life, I can say I’ve been very lucky. I’m grateful that I had wonderful parents. I’m also grateful that I was able to go to college and graduate and go to University of Delaware to get my master’s degree. Thinking about what people need to hear, I
think people . . ."
"Looking back, I had a very good childhood in Dundalk, Maryland, where I grew up with my two younger brothers. We had a large yard with woods behind us and fields on either side, plenty of space for children to roam and imagine. We didn't have iPads or computers
back then . . ."
"I loved everything about the hospital. The people, getting things done, having problems and solving problems, and meeting new people. There wasn't anything I didn't like about it. For 40 years, I worked in social work administration at a local Maryland hospital,
and I can . . ."
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