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again with Gemma over New          When Gemma came into our          sums up Terri’s attitude to life
               Year’s.                            lives it obviously changed        in a nutshell.

               South America visiting family,     things.  We tried to take the     Congrats on making 60 look
               friends and Patagonia, then        attitude that we’ll try to do     so easy.  It’s just a number
               10 years later to Peru and         what we’ve always done and        and I know it won’t slow you
               Machu Pichu.                       what we want to do and she        down, it’ll just increase the
                                                  will just come along for the      urgency to live life to the
               France with the Prowse’s           ride.  That worked often, but
               celebrating their 25th and our     not always, as the patrons of     fullest as per your motto for
               20th.                              a restaurant in Key West will     life “Carpe Diem” I hope this
               First big retirement trip to       attest to!                        book reminds you of some of
                                                                                    the amazing memories you’ve
               Southeast Asia to Hong             I got to learn fi rst hand what   created for your many friends
               Kong, Cambodia, Thailand           an amazing mother Terri           and family.
               and Laos with friends John         would become and her love
               and Ellen.                         of family has never wavered.      Here’s to many more

               Taking Jacob and Gemma on          She was the rock for the          memories together, at home,
                                                                                    at the cottage, travelling,
               a graduation trip to Azores,       Tinella family as her parents     golfi ng, cycling, wherever and
               Italy and England.                 aged and the needs changed        whenever, I’ll look forward to

               And my own 60th birthday -         dramatically for her parents      doing it with you.
               hiking trip in Newfoundland        over the last 5 years.            Love you always,
               (I think that’s 11 but who’s       Terri loves nothing more than
               counting).                         having family around the          Bruce
               Of course, there have been         dinner table, eating, talking
               many more trips to wonderful       and sharing stories of our day.
               places and with great friends      In a funny way this Covid-19
               and family but these seemed        spring has been a joy as we
               to mark signifi cant milestones    enjoyed dinners at home with
               in our life and were certainly     fi ne food, old wine, lively
               some of the happiest times         discussion and games after
               we’ve ever experienced             dinner almost every night.
               together.                          Talk about making the best
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