From: The Cheever Family

Elmer:
You are one of the truly wonderful people who we have come across in our 20 years as a gang of four. A favorite of all of us.

Each time you welcome us to your home in Berkeley, you make both the grown-ups and the kids feel like they are the most important people in the room. It is a gift - your ability to make people feel important and worthwhile.

We talk of you often, just sitting around our kitchen table over a meal. You have that unique ability to "stick" with people -- even when you are far away.

We are thinking of you, sending hugs and laughs, and will continue to delight in the stories we tell about you around our table.

All our love - Charles, Susan, Maggie and Ollie