Wyl & Annette Colgrove Introduction week.

My Dear Family;

I am calling this introduction week, this week the request is to give a basic introduction of who we are and what relationship we have to the people in last weeks photograph, each of you may take that to what ever extent you would like, The invitation is to write at least once a week, mine will usually be on Sunday. It not so important how much or what we write as it is that we e-mail frequently. Included in this mailing will be the names a e-mail address of all who responded to last weeks mailing in the affirmative, please

Continue to invite all of our family members to join us, if you would like my help in doing so please let me know. Then I would like to share briefly my vision on where this is going.

I am reaching out to each of you in love there are no alterer motives in what I'm doing, realizing that we each see things differently weather it be politics or religion or anything else, I love you for who you are and always will please do the same for me, but I will openly say what makes my life happy, what fuels my life and hope all of you will do the same. Having said that let's get on with it.

This picture is from a Christmas card we did two or three years ago. My Wife's Name is Annette Marie Colgrove, she goes by Annette, My name is William Franklin Colgrove, I go by Wyl by choice. She is the oldest of her siblings, birthday June 14 1951. Second is my spot in the birth order, birthday Feb. 9, 1942.

At present we are empty nesters as all of our seven children have their own homes, she has 4, three daughters and a son, I have 3, two sons and a daughter , Their names are Heather, Holly, Heidi and Philip. Mine are Frank, George, and Heather. More on them at another time. I am retired. Annette is a music teacher by profession, teaching private lessons on violin and piano. We are serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints digitalizing family History books at the Allen County Library that are placed on line for family history research. We are basically in good health with the exception of my spinal cord injury which is disabling. All of these things we will expand on as we further explore our lives with each other.

Now To the vision part. I can see us growing closer as a family, growing in love and understanding of each other, drawing in all of our other family members into the family circle. Visiting the graves of the three that have departed from us. Having family reunions, they could be held in Texas, Idaho, Nebraska, Florida or even Hawaii, any place we have family members. That's a big vision, I believe it's possible.

Life is a wonderful experience, come let us enjoy it together.

Love To all,

Wyl