One Last Christmas Greeting
Friends of Chet Fitch were more than a little surprised when Christmas cards began arriving from him this year. Oh, the cards weren't all that unusual.
Except for the fact that Chet Fitch died in October.
The greeting read: "I asked Big Guy if I could sneak back and send some cards. At first he said no; but at my insistence he finally said, 'Oh well, what the heaven, go ahead but don't (tarry) there.' Wish I could tell you about things here but words cannot explain.
"Better get back as Big Guy said he stretched a point to let me in the first time, so I had better not press my luck. I'll probably be seeing you (some sooner than you think). Wishing you a very Merry Christmas. Chet Fitch"
A friend for nearly 25 years, Debbie Hansen Bernard said, "All I could think was, 'You little stinker.'"
"It was amazing," she said. "Just so Chet, always wanting to get the last laugh."
The mailing was a joke Fitch worked on for two decades with his barber, Patty Dean, 57. She told the Ashland Daily Tidings this week that he kept updating the mailing list and giving her extra money when postal rates went up.
Fitch told Dean that he thought she'd finally be able to mail the cards this year. A week later, he passed away.
By Americaneocon, Tuesday, 25 December , 2007 @ 1:59 pm
Well, we’re all counting our blessing on this Christmas Day.
Wishing you and yours well for the holidays and for the new year!
Thanks for all you do!