Sad Day at Tawakoni

My best friend and fishing partner left for Midland today. Melanie will be working at Midland High and living with her sister Missy. The job market in the area was very tough this year and her going there was the best short term and long term solution that was available at the time. We packed up the suburban last night and she just left a few minutes ago.
In our 33 years together, we have gone through some seperations while she was in college, while I worked here for a month before she was able to finish the school year in Merkel, but this is truly tough because of the distance between here and there.
I hope Midland ISD honors what they are getting. She is a remarkable woman and I will miss her very much.