I have carried forward several of the more important articles from the prior Current News and Events page for those who may have missed seeing them.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011

Below I am sharing the note which Jesse wrote to Tom and me in the Christmas card which he sent to us last week. I thought that everyone would enjoy sharing in his greeting to us.

Several weeks ago, Jesse told me that if I would send him the names of a few people who are my trusted friends that he would send them something for Christmas. He has sent something to all of these people. Most of them have already received his gift and/or card and have thanked me so much for what he did for them. You will read in his note the concern which he feels about being sure not to miss anyone.

You will recall that last Christmas he did the same kind gesture of autographing photos for those whose names I gave him.

I thank Jesse from the bottom of my heart for doing this for my friends and me. Again, I am so sorry that everyone could not be included…I didn’t want to flood Jesse with tasks to do.

footnote:  I apologize for the lack of an image appearing here.  I have decided to speak with Jesse to ask his permission to show his handwritten note.

footnote 2:  You may now see Jesse’s Christmas card posted below under Friday December 30th.  He phoned and gave me his permission to display it.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011

I have some very wonderful news this morning.  Jesse called last night and he is fine.  He specifically asked me to please post his thanks to those friends who sent him gifts for Christmas…he appreciates them so very much.  These are trusted people with whom he has become acquainted through me.

Also, he did give me permission to post his Christmas card and note on the site.  If you missed my earlier article about this note and my intention to ask his permission to post it, you may see it by scrolling up to this past Monday’s article.

Below, you may see the post mark dated envelope so you will know that it was mailed to me on December 19, 2011.  I have cropped off the location of his postmark as well as my home address.  But you may see the date of the postmark and the first line of my address on the envelope:

Below is the front of Jesse’s card: