August 1929 – March 2015 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) The Houston community said farewell to a gentle giant March 8. Walter Kase became one of the best known spokesmen for the need for mutual respect among people who come from very different backgrounds. He told his story of confinement in a Nazi concentration camp thousands of times wherever people were willing to listen.

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Prov. 27:1 Work recently took me within an hour of a very dear friend now lives. We manage to see each other perhaps every other year. Visiting with her reminded me what good friends we really are and how much I miss not seeing her more often.

I learned this philosophy from my grandmother and had it reinforced by my parents. I grew up in a household that figured if they kept us fed, adequately clothed, got us to school on time and indulged us with a few special gifts once in a while they’d done their parental duties by us. Whatever I lacked – though I wasn’t aware that I lacked much of anything – I more than compensated for in […]