Oh, Nona! I enjoyed so much getting to know you, even if briefly and late in your life. My father, Dale Prediger, joined your dining room table at Briarwood just this last fall. On my visits to Iowa City, I would come to eat dinners with you, Richard, and dad. You shared with me your life on the farm and your interests and you always joined in on the word games we would play at dinner. You also greeted me when I would arrive at Briarwood from your post near the fireplace. I was happy to have you as a friend at Briarwood, and to know that my father had good company. I will miss you and the others at the dining room table (Richard and my father, who have both died in the last 2 months), all of you now having moved on.