Cheryl Morris

Cheryl Lynn (Morris) Jedamzik, 63, died unexpectedly Nov. 23, 2010. She was a longtime resident of Greenwood.
She was born Dec. 31, 1946, in Beech Grove.
Survivors include her mother, Margaret Helen Ogden; her step father, Rueben C. Ogden; a brother, Guy D. (Jennifer) Ogden of Bargersville; a sister, Cindy Ogden of Franklin; and a son, Zachary Adam Jedamzik (Amber) of Indianapolis.

She was preceded in death by her father, William H. Morris


Cheryl was a 1965 graduate of Center Grove High School and studied education at the University of Evansville. While in college, she also did some modeling. She was a dedicated member of Psi Iota Xi Sorority.
During her 42-year career as a legal secretary, she worked first for many years at Welsh, Spillman, Osborne & Hiner in Indianapolis. At the time of her death, Cheryl was employed by Kopka, Pinkus, Dolin & Eads, also in Indianapolis.
Every Sunday morning for 20 years, she enjoyed sharing breakfast and laughter with family members at Four Seasons Restaurant in Greenwood, making many friends during those years with servers and other restaurant customers.

As a sports enthusiast, Cheryl was a diehard fan of the Indianapolis Colts football team and the Indiana University men's basketball team. She also enjoyed watching all other sports, from golf to fishing to baseball.
As a breast cancer survivor, Cheryl proudly participated in April in her first 5K during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event in Indianapolis.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 pm. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens and Funeral Home, 1977 S. State Road 135, Greenwood. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Greenwood. Friends and family are invited to attend a celebration of life from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Winchester Place, 300 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood …
Memorial contributions may be made to Central Indiana Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 1099 N. Meridian St., Suite 111, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

Mrs. Francis

SAD NEWS

Elizabeth Jane Francis, 88, died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010. She was born Sept. 5, 1922, in Bargersville. Her parents were James and Florence Robards. She married William E. Francis on December 18, 1942. He preceded her in death.

Survivors include three sons, Daniel E. (Edna) Francis of Bargersville, Dwaine E. (Kathy) Francis of Martinsville and Darrell E. Francis of Greenwood; a daughter, Donna Elaine Collins of Bargersville; eight great-grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She attended Center Grove High School and Central Business College. She was employed for 25 years by Center Grove High School as a secretary, retiring in 1984. She was a member of Mount Auburn United Methodist Church. She was a past matron of Greenwood Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star and an alumni member of Psi Iota Xi.

The funeral service was at 2:30 Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. There were lots of tears, but more a celebration of her life. Some mentioned her as the “face” of Center Grove High School. She took the job as secretary seriously and considered all students, especially the ones from single parent homes or foster homes, her special charge. Two of her sons spoke at her funeral, as well as a friend and two ministers. Lots of memories, funny stories, her insistence of manners, and a loving mother were the theme of each person speaking. The service ended on a happy note with the playing of the song “Sweet Georgia Brown”.

Belated Birthdays

I've gotten so accustomed to Facebook and its Birthday notifications, I let two slip by this past week unnoticed:
TD and Tools.
Their B-Day was November 13th.
Bo also celebrated her birthday earlier this month.
I'm sure I'm forgetting others.
Remind us!

Might As Well JUMP!

It was in the summer. I can't remember the exact date, but it was quite some time ago... 40 years?
I would come home on the weekends and there'd be news reports complete with video about the event...
Some guy had offered a cash prize to anyone who could jump a motorcycle across a lake.
News crews were having a field day and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Fun-loving guys would buy some old beater motorcycle and come racing down the road to a ramp leading to the "goal", but would fall short and get wet. Divers would retrieve the bike so it wouldn't pollute the waters.
There was a party atmosphere...
It was hot. Everyone was in bathing suits... probably a lot of alcohol being consumed.

My recollection is that this went on for several weekends with the same result...
Entrants would race down a road to the ramp and end up in the drink.

Then it happened...
An entrant finally used a motorcycle capable of accelerating fast enough in the short distance available to reach the other side. He landed at the "goal", the bike came to an instant stop in the mud, and the rider's body violently collided with the stuck motorcycle. I remember seeing photos of the handlebars bent straight downward as the rider landed with extreme vertical force, breaking his back and paralyzing him for life.
But he got the cash prize...
I think it was something like $10,000.
And that MAY have paid for his first week in the ICU at that time.

Anyone recall the details?

It's open forum time once again. Comments are requested...
So comment!

{ Sigh }

Good Saturday morning, VK's.
I'm at the dining room table. Mom is on the sofa watching TV... it's a little chilly for her to be on the balcony doing her normal "pelican watch" duties. Sara Jean is waiting, hoping the sun will knock enough chill from the air that she can do a little sunbathing on this, our last day of this trip in Destin.

We've had an "interesting" vacation.
An old neighbor/friend has been in ill health for years. As we were passing through Nashville on our way South we got a phone call... her health had taken a serious turn for the worse. There was and is nothing we can do, really, and she has ordered there will be no memorial service, so we continued our drive Southbound. But she's been slowly deteriorating and of course has been on our mind all week. Two nights in a row we were sure she would not live to see morning, but she's surprised us. It's been an emotional roller coaster.

We drove 8 hours to Titusville, Florida to see the Space Shuttle launch on Tuesday evening. We got face-to-face with "virtual" friends, staying at their home, and had a delightful time. The launch was postponed twice while we were there and we once again drove 8 hours back to Destin so we'd have time to get Mom and have a reasonable visit with her. (Now they've postponed the launch 'til the end of November at the earliest.)

So our stay here has been tough.
Getting home and back to a routine will be more relaxing.
We're looking forward to that.

I hope your week has been better than ours.
Tell us about it and cheer us up!