Ray Methot had hoped to make it to the celebration of his 60th year Anniversary of his marriage to his high school sweetheart and his best friend, Kathie, the crowning jewel of a life well-lived. They had a very special relationship, the kind of love that poets try to capture. Ray and Kathie did everything together including laundry and shopping, going out for lunch and all the other usual things couples do…but they lived their love in a way that spoke to the fact that they didn’t want to be apart because they genuinely loved being in one another’s company. The beauty of the flower gardens that they tended together reflected the beauty of the love between them.

Their daughters, Kerry and Kersti, were fortunate to grow up under this umbrella of exquisite care that extended i