Letter To The Editor – July 19, 2012

Dear Editor:

  In the “ER” changing times, writing letters and “Thank-You” notes are fast becoming a lost art. Most of this has been replaced by the sophisticated technology, beginning with computers. I retired twenty-six years ago when my employer issued me a computer. And so far, my life has functioned without one.
  My mother and older sister taught me the importance of writing a thank-you. While in World War II and away from home, I learned to appreciate letters from home. You have to write letters in most cases to receive one.
  When our two children, Lee Ann and Robert, left home for college I started writing them letters of encouragement. It was a Monday morning routine. A preacher friend suggested I write my wife, Virginia, after her death. This practice has helped me move forward in my life.
  My last letter has been to my grandson, Dashell McArthur Todd, new-born son of Robert and Wren Todd of Asheville, North Carolina.
  Talk about it—we all need to be loved and thanked everyday!

  Wilbur Lee Todd
  Oxford (former WV Resident)