Luanna POPE

Female


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  • Name Luanna POPE 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I41032  Marshall and Allied Families
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2004 

    Father Roy POPE   d. 22 Mar 2007 
    Mother Colleen Dillon MARSHALL 
    Family ID F7203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Arthur Marshall forwarded the following message to me. - 6/14/2003 - DWM

      From: MPG949@aol.com
      To: arthurvm@msn.com
      Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:21 PM
      Subject: Update from Roy and Colleen Pope

      "GREETINGS" - MARSHALL FAMILY MEMBERS - from Florida!

      We very much regret that we cannot be with all of you today, but wish to tell you that we're thinking about you and keeping each of you in our prayers.

      Roy and I are having some serious challenges now, preventing us from making any plans, long range, and so we are thankful to take one day at a time - which is all we have, you all probably know, anyway.

      I'm behind in keeping you posted about our lives - so here's a quick update:

      Roy has been battling polysythemia vera (blood cancer) for several years now. He is on an experimental drug, Thalidomide, along with Prednisone which seems to be effective in keeping his hemoglobin level up so that he does not have to go in for two units of blood every four weeks. Our lives are busy with frequent trips to the VA Hopsital and clinic - doctors and his oncologist.

      Since my retirement from the YMCA, I have been able to care-give at home and keep up with most things - with the help of our two daughters, Marsha and Janis. Lately though, it has been difficult for me since increased pain and stress with my right knee (osteo-arthritis) and the cortisone injections have ceased to be effective. I am now having a total knee replacement on June 16th and, hopefully, I'll be back in the running and in good, or at least, better shape with a couple of months to continue my responsibilities. Our travel plans for the past few years have been put on hold, but we are still hoping to see some of you in future days.

      Since Christmas, our family has kept us on our toes as we witnessed Marsha's last child, Stacie Greathouse, graduate on May 21st. Rose Elizabeth graduated from Circle Christian School last May, 2003 and just finished her first year at Bell Haven College in Maitland. I forgot to say that Rose is the 5th child of Janis and her husband, Tim Spalding. Jessica, Janis' oldest, was married 2 years ago and presented her parents with a beautiful baby daughter, Luanna Ada (named after her Aunt Luanne, our youngest daughter whom we lost at age 20 to Lupus.) David, Janis' #2 son, and his wife Donna had a baby girl in November two years ago, and are expecting another in September. WOW!! Great to be great grandparents!! Christina, Janis's #2 daughter, is a nurse and has spent the last two summers in Peru and Mexico doing youth ministry work and learning more Spanish. Well, when she came home last summer, she was engaged to Jair Colli, a civil engineer and representative of Campus Crusade for Christ in Mexico. She is now finalizing plans for the wedding on August 7th in Merida, Mexico - AND will be living in Mexico. As you see, we are all busy living life and being thankful for God's many blessings.

      Please let us hear all your news, and I promise to return your notes.

      Our Love to EVERYONE and "HAPPY FAMILY REUNION"!

      Colleen and Roy

      (P.S. Attached, hopefully, is a recent picture of Roy and I with our daughters Marsha and Janis.)