Friday, May 27, 2022
Thank you so much for broadcasting the funeral. It was beautiful , and helped me remember how wonderful she was to everyone. What a way to celebrate my 82nd birthday!! I am now the oldest of the Joseph Brinkerhoff family, and what a great family it is. Betty gave me my first avacado, she showed me how much she loved her children. I stayed with them when Cindy was a little kid waiting for Ken to be born. She helped us make costumes so we could go to the Boy Scout Jamboree. Before that Nelson worked with my Dad in the carpenter shop and then cut his two fingers off. I remember them coming to Redondo in their little Volkswagen with the baby bed in the back window. We used to pile in the car and head to Palmdale to spend time with your family. It was sad for us when you moved to Oregon. I have become famous for Betty ‘s Thanksgiving rolls. When we went in our mission, our Bishop in Maryland told us we couldn't leave until his freezer was filled with my rolls. I always tell people my Aunt Betty taught me how to make them, and I have taught many classes in roll making. Six years ago I was hobbling along when we visited Betty in Mesa, so she talked me into going to water aerobics with her. I am now walking well, weighing 35 pounds less than I did, and wouldn't miss water aerobics for anything (but COVID). I will miss them until we meet again.
