Evie was my French teacher for my sophomore, junior and senior years at Catalina High School
She was the best teacher I ever had
And one of the two genuinely kind people I have ever known
I was regularly at her home during my college years
I still have the letters which she wrote to me during our two year correspondence while I was in Washington for my first two years of law school
A photograph of her and me, taken when I was in my early 30s, is on my desk, to my right, as I type this
She and her roommate, Elizabeth Frantz, were mainstays of my youth and young manhood
I closed Evie’s eyes the morning she died
Happy Birthday Dear Evie
I love you and I miss you
