[W.F. Lantry]

Maryann,

I hope you'll forgive me for waiting so long to add my voice of congratulations to all the others. What a wonderful event for you!

I can't imagine how it feels to hold such a thing in your hands, but I hope you've taken a moment to sit down in some room somewhere, all alone, with the book in your hands, and close your eyes. Think of all the life that went in to it, think of all the work, and all the hopes and disappointments and triumphs those pages represent. And just for that one moment, forgive yourself everything, all the difficult times, and all the revelries, and whisper to yourself: "I did this!"

Congrats. You deserve all this, and more. I'm sure there is *much* more, still to come!

Thanks,

Bill