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Wednesday April 7, 2004

I am excited to report that Neely gave birth to Zoe Caroline Dodge in New York City on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. As beautiful as her mother, she weighed 7lbs. 6 1/4 oz. and measured 19 in. Neely and Zoe are both at home doing splendidly.
Best regards,
Jeff

Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 18:03:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neely Dodge
Subject: Update

Hi Terry,

Jeff and I have some news...we're expecting a baby in
the spring, late March!  Everything is going well.  We
went for the first ultrasound a couple of weeks ago,
and that was pretty cool.  The baby was very active
that day, moving around and waving.  The parents are
all very excited.  Of course, we're excited, too and a
little nervous.

That's all the news here.
Neely

Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:08:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neely Dodge
Subject: Yea! New Baby in Town

Hi Terry,

On the baby front, we don't know the sex, it's too
early.  I'm only 4 months, but we keep referring to it
as DJ (Dodge Junior)!  For some reason I get the
feeling that it's a boy, but who knows.  So far
everything is good, all the test results have been
good.  I'll try to send over the ultrasound pictures
from a few weeks ago.

Hang in there,
Neely
 
 

Larry and Kathy Helm have moved to Chicago. Larry has been promoted to a higher position with Bank One and he and his wife maintain homes in Dallas and Chicago. Good going Larry!

James Parks and his wife Margaret have moved to Prague, Oklahoma from Oklahoma City. I don't have their new address yet but will ask MM or Jim for it.

Our sympathies go out to the family of Anthony E. "Tony" Greene who died from a heart attack on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2002. Tony had received a kidney transplant in 1999 and had battled rejection (and the drugs that fight against rejection) on a fairly constant basis since then.  see Death Notices

Terry Belcher has had cataract surgery on both eyes. Surgery was successful and he reports having 20/20 vision in both eyes now. Still needs a "weak" perscription for reading and doing computer work and complains of sensitivity to light but is happy to be seeing again.

Neely and Jeff Dodge are happy in their new apartment in New York City. Neely says she's still putting the finishing touches on the move in.

Judy and Steve Pinner are in the process of building a gazebo over their sauna. Steve is suffering from back pain so their "ballroom dancing" has been put on hold.

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E-mails received from Neely follows:

From: Neely Dodge
To: Terry Belcher
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 09:41:04 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: We're OK

Just wanted to let you all know that Jeff and I are ok. We've been able to track down all of our friends and everyone is safe, thank God. All I can say is that this is a very surreal experience.

Peace and safety be with you all.
Neely
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From: Neely Dodge
To: terrybelcher
Subject: Re: Thank God you're both O.K.
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:51:03 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Terry,

I e-mailed you at your juno acct, it's the only one I thought was working!  I'll add this address to my book.  We are both ok.  All of our close friends have been accounted for. This whole episode has been very surreal.  Morgan Stanley headquarters in Midtown, the building where I work was closed by 9:30am. As you've probably seen on the reports, we were the largest tenant in the WTC. 3500 employees worked there. I don't think anyone I knew was there, but am not 100% sure.

Jeff works downtown and said that the area is covered in smoke and debris.  He likens the scene to a nuclear winter.

More details later. Thanks for the warm thoughts.
Hugs,
Neely
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From: Neely Dodge
To: Terry G Belcher
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 17:14:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Some e-mails from the family

Hi Terry,

Thanks for passing these along. The outpouring of heartfelt words has just been amazing over the last 6 days. We really appreciate all the kind words, thoughts and prayers from everyone. They've been very helpful.

Tomorrow is supposed to be business as usual, whatever that is, with the financial markets being open. I must say, though, that I'm very anxious about Jeff going to his office downtown, which is about 6 blocks from the WTC, and in the financial district.

More later...Neely

Update on Dad:

Dad and Margaret Bannister were married today at the chapel in the Funeral
Home in Prague.  They immediately moved into their honeymoon cottage in
Oklahoma City!  The honeymoon cottge is a retirement/assisted living
apartment in The Mansion at Waterford.  He and Margaret have been together
for some time and are a precious couple.  They are very happy - they giggle a
lot, eat ice cream at 3:00 every afternoon from the carton with a fork, sit in the
same chair and cuddle, etc.  I can't speak for everyone, but I personally am
delighted that they have each other.

So, here's the address (don't have phone # yet):

       Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Parks
       The Mansion at Waterford
       6110 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Apt. 315
       Oklahoma City, OK  73112

Lot's of pictures were taken today, so will publish as soon as possible.

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Will keep you updated.

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