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Date: July 15, 2016 04:57PM
I just returned from a trip to Paris with Drdad and our 2 oldest grandchildren. As great good fortune would have it, we met a friend in the waiting area for the outbound flight. Olivier Delaporte, widow of Kerry Rutz aka XYZ aka Flattop was on the same flight. We know him because we knew his husband from here on RFM. Olivier has never been a mormon, but we are connected to him through RFM.
During the trip we met Soft Machine, who signs off as “Tom in Paris.” What a delightful man! I had reached out to see if he might meet for coffee while we were there. Instead, he and his wife and older daughter met us for lunch and took us on an amazing tour that we would not have thought to do on our own.
We enjoyed each other so much that we met again for dinner and another amazing tour. We had no idea there was a Roman amphitheater not far from where we were staying! Tom is also a nevermo, connected via a friend who was a former scientologist.
We have had some amazing meetings and friendships with people we have met through RFM. To Eric K and Sus, other admins and all of you – thanks for being there.
To Tom and Anne and Louise – thanks again. Granddaughter commented after you left, “I just love being with them, even when I wasn’t in the conversation. They seem so full of happiness.” I hope Louise has found the perfect skirt in Istanbul!