"Joe was one of the most loving, kind people I've ever known. A gentle gentleman."
It is a remarkable love that extends to acting as unpaid companion to women who were not even blood relatives.
"I feel grateful to have experienced such a great and loving lady, for even those few years."
Throughout his life, John Bell's work ethic led him into positions of greater responsibility and prominence.
"Mother believed that God had a reason for everything that happens, a greater plan."
"We'd be out for two months at once, carrying our hot, heavy pack with a mortar round and a D-handled shovel on top."
Two European trips served as bookends for the "fairy tale" of Theodore and Ruth Bell.
We wondered what house on Isle of Hope the photo depicted.
In the Eucharist we join with our faithful ancestors in the eternal Wedding Feast of the Lamb.









