b"18anGordonFirstCousinDeDiannewasmyfirstcousin,18monthsolderthanme(totheday)andthefirstchildofmygenerationIknew.FondestandoldestmemoriesareofthebigcampinOldForge,playing,runningupanddowntheupstairshallway.SheandMark(heryoungerbrother)hadthefrontbedroom,Ihadamiddleone.Afewyearslater,thereweremorecousins,and,stillatcamp,ourgrandmother(Nana)wouldsendusallonberrygatheringmissionsraspberriesandblueberriesandwouldbakepiesforoursummerdeserts.Diannewastheleaderofthekidsinthesecriticalmissionswhichincludedplacestoforage,suggestingcontainersforthetreasure,andtopicstoconspireaboutduringtheprocess.ShewastheonetopresentthetotalityofoureffortstoNana.Overtheyears,shealwayslitupfamilyeventsandparticularly,atPassover,whenDayanuwassungeveryonewasthinkingofDianne,justbecause.ThatwillneverchangeTimepassed.expansionofbuildingsoccurredatthecampproperty,anditwasalwaysatreatwhenDianneandRusswereabletobethere.Italwaysseemedmorecomplete.Theydidanabsolutelyfantasticjobwithremodelingtheirplaceasanyonewhohasbeentherewillenthusiasticallyconfirm.Wewouldsitonherdeck,staringoutatthelakeandBaldMountain.Nowordswerenecessary.Imentionedwewere18monthsaparttotheday,thuswealwaysspokeoneachother'sbirthday,eithertowishahappyone,orhappyhalfone.Iwillmisshervoiceonthosedays,twiceeachyear.Don'tknowifthere'sanafterlife,butifthereis,I'mlookingforwardtohergreetingme,andpointingoutthebestplacetopickblueberriesforpietonight.DeanGordon"