Our parents married over thirty years ago. My mother came to the marriage with two teenaged boys & my dad with two teenaged girls. He died in January of 1995. Nearly fourteen years after his death, & thirty three years after their marriage, the four of us, "kids" remain siblings. We do not share genetics. However we continue to share love, respect, and a closeness blood siblings often lack. I am proud of all of them, and more proud still, to call myself one of them. Thanks for coming. I love you all.