We send our love and blessings to you on this 2014 Christmas and wonderful wishes for a great 2015.
This has not been an exciting year for our family. Our son, Greg, now works for a different company. He and his wife, Rosa, are about to have their first wedding anniversary. They are living in California. Our daughter, Cathy, is living fairly close to us. She works hard. She and Marvin are doing well. They live in Medford. Cindie and Rob are living near Provo, UT. They have a lovely home up there and much of their family live fairly close to them. Ashley lives in Idaho and is expecting a new baby. Cindie has a wonderful family. They get together as often as possible. Adam is working on getting his PhD. Adam and Annalisa are living on the east coast. We miss having them closer where we can enjoy them.
Closer to home here in Oregon, Jimmy is working for James Construction. He works very hard and is out of town a lot. Alicia does hairstyling and is still doing great. We love her a lot and depend on her for so many things. She is so reliable and responsible. Bill is eighty years old now and looks young as ever. Kaye is not very active now. We need to get a better car and Bill is spending a lot of time on the computer looking for one. We haven't seen our granddaughter, Megan, for a while. She is working and going to school. We miss her.
This week we will start to decorate for Christmas. Our great grandson, Gavin, is going on a mission to the Philippines.
We send our love and Christmas wishes to all of you.
December 19, 2014
This is an update to our Christmas letter. We now have a very nice car. After this year I am not going to send out Christmas cards. It is too hard for me. Merry Christmas and a great 2015.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
2013 Christmas Letter
As I am writing our Christmas letter it really looks like Christmas here at the ranch. There is about ten inches of snow outside. Our home is all decorated for Christmas. Our tractor won't start so we can't clear our driveway. We will be here for a while. We have a nice warm fire so it is cozy.
It has been a pretty normal year for us. We had a lot of rain this winter. When spring came, Bill put in a very impressive garden as usual. We had corn, tomatoes, and everything we could want. We ate everything fresh or gave it away. I'm not up to canning any more. In fact Bill does most of the cooking now. He really is creative. Not much more to tell about Bill and I.
Our family is doing fine. Cathy works about 4 days a week in a retirement home. Marvin does his frame shop. Lisa, Greg, Gavin and Corbin are still living on their property in trail. Lisa works in the school cafeteria in Shady Cove. Greg works at Lowes. Gavin plans to go on a mission next summer. Corbin is busy with school and is getting tall. Mike, Amy, Dylan, Kaya and Ethan are doing well. Mike is busy with his job at Kodak. Amy has her hands full with the kids. Ryan broke his ankle at his job. Melissa is busy with kids. Cathy has to drive him around. Dustin works all over the state as an electrician. Ian works at Kodak now and is engaged.
Cindie has a beautiful home near Provo, Utah. She doesn't fly any more but does lots of Grandma stuff. Rob is still doing accounting. Amber and Roger are together again. She is teaching school. Austin and Stacie have a cute new baby boy to go with their girls. He works for Kennecott. Stacie is busy with family and church. Ashley and Casey and family are still in Idaho. He is in the plumbing business and Ashley is Primary President and the very busy mother of 3 darling kids. Adam and Annalisa have a baby boy. Adam lives in Virginia where he is working on becoming a physical therapist.
Greg's life has become exciting. He met the love of his life on the Church internet. Her name is Rosa and she is from Brazil, but was living in London. He went to London to get to know her. She just arrived in California and they are planning to get married soon. Megan is going to college in California. Jimmy, Stephanie, Hailey and Carson are living in Shady Cove, Oregon. Jimmy has a good job with James Construction. Carson will turn 3 on 12/14/13. He is a darling handful of energy. Hailey goes to Prospect Middle School. Alicia and Mitch both work very hard. Alicia keeps my hair looking great along with many other people. Mitch is very busy detailing cars.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a great 2014!
It has been a pretty normal year for us. We had a lot of rain this winter. When spring came, Bill put in a very impressive garden as usual. We had corn, tomatoes, and everything we could want. We ate everything fresh or gave it away. I'm not up to canning any more. In fact Bill does most of the cooking now. He really is creative. Not much more to tell about Bill and I.
Our family is doing fine. Cathy works about 4 days a week in a retirement home. Marvin does his frame shop. Lisa, Greg, Gavin and Corbin are still living on their property in trail. Lisa works in the school cafeteria in Shady Cove. Greg works at Lowes. Gavin plans to go on a mission next summer. Corbin is busy with school and is getting tall. Mike, Amy, Dylan, Kaya and Ethan are doing well. Mike is busy with his job at Kodak. Amy has her hands full with the kids. Ryan broke his ankle at his job. Melissa is busy with kids. Cathy has to drive him around. Dustin works all over the state as an electrician. Ian works at Kodak now and is engaged.
Cindie has a beautiful home near Provo, Utah. She doesn't fly any more but does lots of Grandma stuff. Rob is still doing accounting. Amber and Roger are together again. She is teaching school. Austin and Stacie have a cute new baby boy to go with their girls. He works for Kennecott. Stacie is busy with family and church. Ashley and Casey and family are still in Idaho. He is in the plumbing business and Ashley is Primary President and the very busy mother of 3 darling kids. Adam and Annalisa have a baby boy. Adam lives in Virginia where he is working on becoming a physical therapist.
Greg's life has become exciting. He met the love of his life on the Church internet. Her name is Rosa and she is from Brazil, but was living in London. He went to London to get to know her. She just arrived in California and they are planning to get married soon. Megan is going to college in California. Jimmy, Stephanie, Hailey and Carson are living in Shady Cove, Oregon. Jimmy has a good job with James Construction. Carson will turn 3 on 12/14/13. He is a darling handful of energy. Hailey goes to Prospect Middle School. Alicia and Mitch both work very hard. Alicia keeps my hair looking great along with many other people. Mitch is very busy detailing cars.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a great 2014!
2012 Christmas Letter
We wish you a joyous Christmas and many blessings during 2013. As we look forward to the holiday for celebrating our Savior's birth we hope that we can bring kindness, love and service to those around us.
We have not had a very healthy year in 2012. Bill is still suffering from the shingles for over a year now. He itches all over and is not as strong as he was. In spite of all this he put in a beautiful, large garden, cut and hauled fire wood, and has done all the physical work here at the ranch. Kaye is having real pain in her shoulder and in her back and leg. She does the housework and laundry, but not much more. It's a pain to have your bodies age when your mind is still young.
Our daughter, Cathy, is still working hard at the retirement home. Marvin has his framing business. Lisa and Greg Mapel and their family are busy with their country home in Trail. Greg does building inspections. Gavin has a job and Corbin is growing tall and smart. Mike and Amy's family is growing up fast. Mike is busy with his job and Amy has her hands full with Ethan, Kaya and Dylan. Ryan and Melissa and their boys moved to White City and seem to like it there. Dustin goes to different locations to do his electrician's job. Ian is working part time for Mike's company.
Our daughter, Cindie, and her husband, Rob, are doing well in Utah. Rob is still doing accounting. Cindie has applied for retirement from American Airlines in May. Amber teaches school in Utah. She has two kids, Maia and Lincoln. Austin and Stacie have two sweet girls and would like to have more. He has a great engineering job at the Kennecott Copper mine in Utah. Ashley and Casey Summers and their 3 children live in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Adam and Annalisa are coming back to finish up their degrees at BYU Idaho now that Annalisa has finished her student teaching in Washington.
Our son, Greg, is very busy with his work in NASA. He travels, lectures, etc, in addition to his regular job. He and Louise just got a divorce. Jimmy, his son, works for James Construction. He has a cute two year old son named Carson. Alicia, Greg's daughter, is a hair stylist and works another job, too. She keeps Bill and Kaye looking good. This year she married Mitch Jaffe. He details cars. Megan, Greg's youngest daughter is a senior in high school. She lives with Louise.
That is all the news about our family. We wish you joy, love and happiness!
We have not had a very healthy year in 2012. Bill is still suffering from the shingles for over a year now. He itches all over and is not as strong as he was. In spite of all this he put in a beautiful, large garden, cut and hauled fire wood, and has done all the physical work here at the ranch. Kaye is having real pain in her shoulder and in her back and leg. She does the housework and laundry, but not much more. It's a pain to have your bodies age when your mind is still young.
Our daughter, Cathy, is still working hard at the retirement home. Marvin has his framing business. Lisa and Greg Mapel and their family are busy with their country home in Trail. Greg does building inspections. Gavin has a job and Corbin is growing tall and smart. Mike and Amy's family is growing up fast. Mike is busy with his job and Amy has her hands full with Ethan, Kaya and Dylan. Ryan and Melissa and their boys moved to White City and seem to like it there. Dustin goes to different locations to do his electrician's job. Ian is working part time for Mike's company.
Our daughter, Cindie, and her husband, Rob, are doing well in Utah. Rob is still doing accounting. Cindie has applied for retirement from American Airlines in May. Amber teaches school in Utah. She has two kids, Maia and Lincoln. Austin and Stacie have two sweet girls and would like to have more. He has a great engineering job at the Kennecott Copper mine in Utah. Ashley and Casey Summers and their 3 children live in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Adam and Annalisa are coming back to finish up their degrees at BYU Idaho now that Annalisa has finished her student teaching in Washington.
Our son, Greg, is very busy with his work in NASA. He travels, lectures, etc, in addition to his regular job. He and Louise just got a divorce. Jimmy, his son, works for James Construction. He has a cute two year old son named Carson. Alicia, Greg's daughter, is a hair stylist and works another job, too. She keeps Bill and Kaye looking good. This year she married Mitch Jaffe. He details cars. Megan, Greg's youngest daughter is a senior in high school. She lives with Louise.
That is all the news about our family. We wish you joy, love and happiness!
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2008 Christmas Letter
Merry Christmas and Happy New year to our friends and family. We wish all of you peace, love and harmony in your lives and homes. May you be blessed with good healthy, the things you need, and Heavenly Father's blessings during this holiday season and in 2009. Remember that the reason that we celebrate Christmas is because Heavenly Father loves us and sent his son, Jesus Christ, here to atone for our sins. Jesus showed us by example how to live and how to love our brothers and sisters. If we follow his example and keep Heavenly Father's commandments we can return to him and be together forever.
We have had many blessings this year. Bill had successful eyelid surgery and can see much better now. He also came through pneumonia, a bad back and a very difficult hospital stay for pancreatitis and removal of his gall bladder. Many prayers and blessings brought him through this. We had a wonderful garden and will enjoy its fruits throughout this year. Kaye had her left knee replaced June 30 and Bill was so good to her during her recovery. Our grandson, Adam, survived the hurricane in Houston while he was on his mission. Our granddaughter, Amber, and Matt are getting a divorce. She is teaching and doing better than we all expected. All of our family has had their highs and lows this year. That seems to be the way of the world right now.
We have tried to look at the positive things in our lives and appreciate our blessings. May Heavenly Father watch over all of you and keep you safe, healthy, well and happy.
We have had many blessings this year. Bill had successful eyelid surgery and can see much better now. He also came through pneumonia, a bad back and a very difficult hospital stay for pancreatitis and removal of his gall bladder. Many prayers and blessings brought him through this. We had a wonderful garden and will enjoy its fruits throughout this year. Kaye had her left knee replaced June 30 and Bill was so good to her during her recovery. Our grandson, Adam, survived the hurricane in Houston while he was on his mission. Our granddaughter, Amber, and Matt are getting a divorce. She is teaching and doing better than we all expected. All of our family has had their highs and lows this year. That seems to be the way of the world right now.
We have tried to look at the positive things in our lives and appreciate our blessings. May Heavenly Father watch over all of you and keep you safe, healthy, well and happy.
2007 Christmas Letter
Bill has completed several projects this year. He built a parking lot next to our driveway. He repaired and painted our old fishing boat, planted a great garden, and cut firewood. Kaye is substitute teaching and teaches Relief Society. We already gave ourselves two wonderful gift this year: a heat pump and a travel trailer.
Cindie and Rob are settled in their new home in Utah. Cindie has to fly to San Francisco where she has a "crash pad" when she is flying. Rob is working in Salem, Oregon part of the week and part of the week in utah. He commutes by plane. Amber and Matt Frazier have a sweet baby boy named Lincoln. Maia is darling and very busy little girl. Matt is finishing college in 2008 and Amber is being a mom. Austin has recovered well from his bike accident and will finish up his chemical engineering degree this spring. His wife, Stacie, is teaching school this year and taking classes for a masters degree. (Side note: I never took classes for a master's degree. he he) Ashley and Casey Summers just finished building their new home in Idaho Falls. They have a sweet little girl named Arianna. Ashley is working part time for the school district. Adam just arrived in Houston for his Spanish speaking mission.
Cathy and Marvin have just completed a web site to sell products online for their store. Lisa, Greg, Gavin and Corbin Mapel moved into their new home and converted their other house into a foster care facility. Mike, Amy, Dylan, Kaya and Ethan Masloski are all doing well. Ryan and Melissa Hunter had a beautiful wedding this summer and combined their two families. Dustin and Leina Hunter are such a cute couple. Dustin is an apprentice electrician and Leina works at a video store. Ian is working for Harry and Davids.
Greg Pace had a second more successful surgery on his shoulder this summer. The first one was a disaster. he just went back to work. Greg brought Louise, Danica and Justin up here for Thanksgiving. Jimmy is living in Vancouver, Washington and has been building bridges. Alicia graduated from beauty college and just got her license. She has traveled to Las Vegas and Los Angeles this year. Megan is really into music. She is playing the flute, the bass and sings in the choir. The choir is going to Disneyland this spring. She also played middle school volleyball and track.
As you can see all these kids keep us busy and we don't have time to get old even though our joints hurt.
2002 Christmas Letter
The Pace family sends their love and best wishes to all of you. May your homes be filled with, peace, love and joy during this holiday season and the year 2003.
This year has kept us busy as usual. We finished fencing our pastures and put new pole fences in front of our house. Bill had surgery on his hand in early November and just finished having physical therapy on it. Kaye was busy teaching third grade at Prospect School last year. It was only a one year contract and she misses teaching this year. She is still Relief Society President for her church and that is a very busy job. Kaye fell and broke her wrist in the fall. It is better now. For a while Bill and Kaye had two bad left arms. It is surprising the things that you can't do without your left hand. Jimmy is a junior at Prospect High School this year. He played varsity football this fall and is playing basketball right now. He has done downhill mountain bike racing at the ski runs this year. They take the ski lifts up and race down the ski trails. His dad introduced him to that. He also loves to ride and race his quad. Alicia is a freshman at Prospect High School this year. She made the varsity volleyball team and won a plaque as the rookie of the year. She loves to shop in Medford and spend the night with her friends. Our only trips this year were to California. We went to Bill's brother, Grant's funeral in February and Ashley's high school and Adam's middle school graduation in June.
Cathy and Marvin moved from their apartment to a house. She has it decorated very beautifully. Ian and Dustin are living with them while they finish up high school. Dustin delivers pizza and Ian works at Burger King. Ryan and Angel are separated and they take turns tending their son, Jared, while the other works. Mike and Amy just had a beautiful baby girl on December 15th. She has dark hair and is beautiful. They named her Kaya Noelle Masloski. Their son, Dylan, is two now. Lisa and Greg Mapel had their second son, Corbin Alan Mapel, on September 16th. He has beautiful red hair and is so cute. Gavin, his older brother is in first grade this year. Two weeks ago Greg Mapel was baptized into our church. it is great to have their sweet family in our ward now.
Cindie and Rob are in the middle of remodeling their house. They spent Thanksgiving with us. Cindie is still flying. Amber is doing her student teaching at BYU Hawaii. She will graduate in April. She is engaged to a darling boy named Matt. They are getting married in Hawaii on Valentine's Day. After her graduation day they will have their wedding reception at Grandma Cowley's house in Layton, Utah. It is now a wedding reception place. Austin is in his second year of his mission in the Philippines. It is scary to have him there right now. Ashley is loving her freshman year at BYU Idaho. Adam is a freshman in high school and helps Rob hold down the fort at home while Cindie is flying.
Greg is still working as an engineer at Lockheed. He moved into a house in Soquel which he is sharing with a friend named Den Williams that he grew up with. He spend every weekend with his daughter, Megan. She loves to ride bikes and motorcycles with her dad. She is seven and is in first grade. Greg loves to downhill race on the ski slopes and ride his motorcycle. He and Megan will spend Christmas with us.
This year has kept us busy as usual. We finished fencing our pastures and put new pole fences in front of our house. Bill had surgery on his hand in early November and just finished having physical therapy on it. Kaye was busy teaching third grade at Prospect School last year. It was only a one year contract and she misses teaching this year. She is still Relief Society President for her church and that is a very busy job. Kaye fell and broke her wrist in the fall. It is better now. For a while Bill and Kaye had two bad left arms. It is surprising the things that you can't do without your left hand. Jimmy is a junior at Prospect High School this year. He played varsity football this fall and is playing basketball right now. He has done downhill mountain bike racing at the ski runs this year. They take the ski lifts up and race down the ski trails. His dad introduced him to that. He also loves to ride and race his quad. Alicia is a freshman at Prospect High School this year. She made the varsity volleyball team and won a plaque as the rookie of the year. She loves to shop in Medford and spend the night with her friends. Our only trips this year were to California. We went to Bill's brother, Grant's funeral in February and Ashley's high school and Adam's middle school graduation in June.
Cathy and Marvin moved from their apartment to a house. She has it decorated very beautifully. Ian and Dustin are living with them while they finish up high school. Dustin delivers pizza and Ian works at Burger King. Ryan and Angel are separated and they take turns tending their son, Jared, while the other works. Mike and Amy just had a beautiful baby girl on December 15th. She has dark hair and is beautiful. They named her Kaya Noelle Masloski. Their son, Dylan, is two now. Lisa and Greg Mapel had their second son, Corbin Alan Mapel, on September 16th. He has beautiful red hair and is so cute. Gavin, his older brother is in first grade this year. Two weeks ago Greg Mapel was baptized into our church. it is great to have their sweet family in our ward now.
Cindie and Rob are in the middle of remodeling their house. They spent Thanksgiving with us. Cindie is still flying. Amber is doing her student teaching at BYU Hawaii. She will graduate in April. She is engaged to a darling boy named Matt. They are getting married in Hawaii on Valentine's Day. After her graduation day they will have their wedding reception at Grandma Cowley's house in Layton, Utah. It is now a wedding reception place. Austin is in his second year of his mission in the Philippines. It is scary to have him there right now. Ashley is loving her freshman year at BYU Idaho. Adam is a freshman in high school and helps Rob hold down the fort at home while Cindie is flying.
Greg is still working as an engineer at Lockheed. He moved into a house in Soquel which he is sharing with a friend named Den Williams that he grew up with. He spend every weekend with his daughter, Megan. She loves to ride bikes and motorcycles with her dad. She is seven and is in first grade. Greg loves to downhill race on the ski slopes and ride his motorcycle. He and Megan will spend Christmas with us.
Bill's Notes about Kaye
Kaye Silvia Cowley Pace
Born April 8, 1937
Parents: R.A. Cowley and Marjorie Smith Cowley
Kaye was born in Utah while her father was a freshman at the University of Utah. Kaye moved to Baltimore where her father went to medical school. Kaye was sent to Grandma Cowley's in Layton, Utah, because her mother had to work so her father could go to medical school. From Baltimore they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where her father specialized in Thoracic surgery. after that they moved back to Baltimore where her father became chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland medical school. Kaye went to BYU at 17 years old. her father went on to become famous as the father of Trauma and that's where The Golden hour of Shock came in.
Kaye and I met at BYU at the Rodeo Club and I gave her an engagement ring on her 18th birthday. We were married one month later on May 13, 1955. Our two girls arrived in 1956 and 1957. Kaye graduated from college and we went to dental school in San Francisco. Kaye taught school in San Francisco and Walnut Creek where out two boys were born. I practiced general dentistry for four years then we went to USC for two years to get a master degree in orthodontics. Then we moved to Santa Cruz to practice orthodontics . In 1996 we moved to Oregon.
BS in Education
President of Women's Dental Auxiliary Monterey Bay
Taught Gospel Doctrine for years at Santa Cruz
Relief Society President at Santa Cruz for 6 years
Relief Society President at Eagle Point Ward for 5 years
Born April 8, 1937
Parents: R.A. Cowley and Marjorie Smith Cowley
Kaye was born in Utah while her father was a freshman at the University of Utah. Kaye moved to Baltimore where her father went to medical school. Kaye was sent to Grandma Cowley's in Layton, Utah, because her mother had to work so her father could go to medical school. From Baltimore they moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where her father specialized in Thoracic surgery. after that they moved back to Baltimore where her father became chief of thoracic surgery at the University of Maryland medical school. Kaye went to BYU at 17 years old. her father went on to become famous as the father of Trauma and that's where The Golden hour of Shock came in.
Kaye and I met at BYU at the Rodeo Club and I gave her an engagement ring on her 18th birthday. We were married one month later on May 13, 1955. Our two girls arrived in 1956 and 1957. Kaye graduated from college and we went to dental school in San Francisco. Kaye taught school in San Francisco and Walnut Creek where out two boys were born. I practiced general dentistry for four years then we went to USC for two years to get a master degree in orthodontics. Then we moved to Santa Cruz to practice orthodontics . In 1996 we moved to Oregon.
BS in Education
President of Women's Dental Auxiliary Monterey Bay
Taught Gospel Doctrine for years at Santa Cruz
Relief Society President at Santa Cruz for 6 years
Relief Society President at Eagle Point Ward for 5 years
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