LEXIE GRADUATES FROM BYU

Dear Family,

We have had such a busy week last week! First, Roy and his family came down from Boulder CO to attend Lexie's graduation from BYU with a Bachelors degree in Microbiology. Lexie is Roy's oldest and has been living in our Condos with her sister Hannah in the Chatham apartments attending BYU. She earned her degree in microbiological and laboratory technician sciences .

Here she is in a spontaneous shout for joy with that accomplishment She is doing an internship as a laboratory technician and then it will be on the prowl for employment.

She did well and is the first grandchild to graduate from college and we are proud of her.

The graduation was long and a bit tedious. there were probably a couple of thousand graduating from that school. It was interesting as all walked to receive their diplomas that probablhy one out of seven or more walked across the podium with their spouse. Those study groups must have been pretty good!

BYU does such a great job. We have 18 degrees from BYU just in our immediate family; 15 Bachelor degrees, two Masters and one Phd. That does not include the spouses so even though Mom and I graduated from the University of Utah, we have a warm feeling for BYU.

Her is Mom Allisa, sister Hannah and our graduate, Lexie. There was a get together of the family at Cafe Rio.

Mike was there in his robes from his own department graduation. Mike is a tenured professor int he department of Electrical Engineering . He sponsored one student for a Phd and a couple of student who received Master degrees.

Here is Oma, Opa and Mike outside of the Marriot Center.

It was a great time. I was sitting there in the Marriot Center and had a flashback to the day Lexie was born. She was born in Providence Hospital when Roy and Alissa lived in Michigan. IO was making my surgical rounds in Providence and dropped by the Labor room. Roy and Alissa had participated in the Lemans birthing procedure training. I entered the room and there was Roy with his feet up on the bed, checking his watch and saying,"I think it is time for a contraction" and then there was the contraction and then after a couple of minutes he announced the approach of another.

I just laughed at the scene. "Roy are you trying to tell Alissa how to have a baby?" Alissa yelled, "Don't make me laugh!" Well the delivery went well and they had little Lexie who has been a doll all her life.

Way to go Lexie and congratulations!

Love, Mom and Dad