More sad news. Judy's sister Janet lost her long, hard battle with cancer yesterday. She was only 47. The funeral is tomorrow in Tupelo. I last saw Janet at Deanne's wedding in December. Weighing only about 85 lbs., she looked frail, but would not have missed it for anything. Deanne and Vance were not just her niece and nephew, but her surrogate children. I've always known she was their favorite aunt, but it never bothered me because she had no children of her own. She was much more devoted to them than most aunts are, and I always admired that about her.

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My sympathy goes out to Judy, Paul, Vance, Deanne, Boots, Agnes, Bobby and the rest of her family. Even though this long nightmare is over for her and for them, she will be greatly missed. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

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Happy news on Sunday from Ricky: Cooper's AAU baseball team, the Tampa Blades, came through the loser's bracket and made it to the Slugarama Championship Game (Fire Division) today versus the Mets Baseball team. It was the 3rd game of the day for the Blades and 5th of the weekend.

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During the Championship Game, the pitching on both sides was excellent, and the Blades had a 1-0 lead after the first inning. However, the Mets overcame the deficit and wound up beating the Blades 3-2. The boys played great all weekend and finished 2nd place in the Fire Division and 5th in the state out of all 10&Under teams. It was a Great finish and excellent effort by a team that was ranked 34th in the state going into the weekend!

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Thanks for the news, Rick, and the picture. Way to go, Coop! Gramma's very proud of you!