A single, solitary memory

I am certain that most people think that when you work in a University for over 30 years and advise the Homecoming Steering Committee that all the memories are blurred when it comes to individuals but that is not the case.  Some people stand out in your memory because of who they are or what they did or didn't do or for some other reason.   One of these, to me, was Dr. Gina Bufe.   She was on the Steering Committee, did her work, we vibed with each other and she was a gymnast on one of our Hall of Fame teams.  

She worked in New York and then, two days ago, I got a message from her.   She had gotten her Ph. D from Saint Louis University.  We mailed out my Hall of Fame book to all the inductees and she got it and she said she was back in St. Louis  (Professor of Nursing at Maryville University).   I was so thrilled to hear from her and we will get together in St. Louis.   And yes, she loved the book!

Memories are strange like that.  There are memories that fail to distinguish one person you have met from the conglomerate and that is okay and natural.  But the memories that rise to the forefront when a name is mentioned do their rising because of the uniqueness of the individual to another person.  I'm glad Gina Bufe came into my life and I'm glad she chose to stay there.