Your Memories
We have a lot of memories, but we would love to hear about your memories with Virgil, Karen and the whole Bechen family. Please leave us a comment below with your thoughts & memories!
We have a lot of memories, but we would love to hear about your memories with Virgil, Karen and the whole Bechen family. Please leave us a comment below with your thoughts & memories!
Thirty years ago, my boyfriend (James) regularly invited me to attend Saturday evening mass with him at St. Mark’s Church in Lake Andes. We worshipped near a slender, quirky-looking Virgil Bechen…and I came to know the man who’d become my beloved father-in-law. Over the years, we’ve shared many memories. And, these last five have been tenderly precious. A few years ago, while I was having a ho-hum day, he caught my eye and, without moving any other part of his body, both of his ears wiggle-shifted into a sort of…ear-smile…! (How did he do that?!) He instantly had me feeling… Read more »
When I was younger we would stay out on the farm with grandma and grandpa. My grandma was warm and loving and had hugs for days, my grandpa would be out of the house most of the day working on farm stuff, with the occasional pop in for a meal and snooze. When he’d come in, he’d be playful and make jokes, but being of a young and easily frightened age, I would be scared of him. Such jokes included: oh your tooth is loose? KAREN GET THE PLIERS! ? Look at this horse’s tail need to cut it off.… Read more »