Saturday, May 31, 2014
May 31, 2014
Christa and I became college roommates for a year at Drake University in Iowa during 1966-67. She often praised her brother and was so proud of his service in the Navy. I remember when we got in trouble for sneaking our biology cats to our room to study them. Maybe that's where she developed her intense love of animals.We became very good friends, and I came home with her for the summer of '67 and had a wonderful time learning about the world outside of Iowa with Chris and her lovely parents. It was the best summer, riding horses on their beautiful acreage, and chasing activities (and guys) in her red Volkswagen.When Chris left Drake, we lost track, but she wrote me when a mutual friend from Eden was killed in the Viet Nam war. Each time I visit the Viet Nam Memorial and see David Finger's name, memories of that summer and Christa come back . It seems that her life continued to be typical of the free and kindred spirit she always was. I always have, and will miss her.
