Thank you, John Stoffel.

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I graduated from high school in 1970 which makes me “of an age”. Those of you who are also, “of an age” know that reflecting on your life becomes a daily activity. As we wonder if we have made a difference in the world, we spend a lot of time remembering the people who made a big difference in ours.

I moved to Michigan in 1996 and even before that, I had pretty much lost touch with old high school classmates. Over the last few years, I have, joyfully, come back in contact with some of them and spend time online with one or two who talk at a deep level about who we are today in relation to those people who made a big, big difference in our lives.

One name that keeps rising to the surface is John Stoffel.

For me, John gave me a deep appreciation of good music. I recently wrote this to Melinda Oswalt Ramsden. “As I sit here thinking…..singing something like Mendelson or Mozart etc is, to me, like sitting next to the ocean. I feel like I’m part of this timeless universe where so many other souls have come to be nurtured.” I feel closest to God or “the universe” when I sing or listen to great music.
Thank you, John Stoffel.