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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Larry Perry <larryperry@performancepress.ccsend.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Larry Perry<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 31, 2021 12:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> mmoore11@kent.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> EXT: Blue Rose<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from https://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=bf555f67-6b43-49e2-91dc-b1be84f2ed2a&a=1103316066373&c=6f49fc70-74b9-11eb-9d75-fa163e24df6a&ch=6f4b0606-74b9-11eb-9d75-fa163e24df6a" /></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=610 style='width:457.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:11.25pt 3.75pt 11.25pt 3.75pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#869198;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#869198;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#E6E6E6;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Letter from Larry</span></i><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#717A80'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;background:#EB4C39;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white'>Sunday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white'>October 30, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width: 100%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Good Sunday Afternoon Everyone:</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> Hope you enjoy today's story about a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#004DB4'>Blue Rose</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> and think about<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> it all day today.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#004DB4'> <b><i>Blue Rose </i></b></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Having four visiting family members, my wife was very busy, so</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> I offered to go to the store for her to get some needed items, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>which included light bulbs, paper towels, trash bags, detergent,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> and Clorox. So off I went.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>I scurried around the store, gathered up my goodies, and headed for </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>the checkout counter, only to be blocked in the narrow aisle by a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>young man who appeared to be about sixteen-years-old. I wasn't in </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>a hurry, so I patiently waited for the boy to realize that I was there. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>This was when he waved his hands excitedly in the air and declared </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>in a loud voice,"Mommy, I'm over here."</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>It was obvious now, he was mentally challenged, and also startled as </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>he turned and saw me standing so close to him, waiting to squeeze by. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>His eyes widened and surprise exploded on his face as I said, "Hey </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Buddy, what's your name?"</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>"My name is Denny and I'm shopping with my mother," he responded </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>proudly.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>"Wow," I said, "that's a cool name; I wish my name was Denny, but my</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>name is Steve."</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>"Yes," I answered. "How old are you Denny?" </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>"How old am I now, Mommy?" he asked his mother as she slowly </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>came over from the next aisle.. "You're fifteen-years-old Denny; </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>now be a good boy and let the man pass by." </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>I acknowledged her and continued to talk to Denny for several more</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> minutes about summer, bicycles, and school. I watched his brown </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>eyes dance with excitement because he was the center of someone's </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>attention. He then abruptly turned and headed toward the toy section.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>I told her that there are plenty of red, yellow, and pink roses in God's</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Garden; however, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#004DB4'>Blue Roses</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> are very rare and should be appreciated </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>for their beauty </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>She was silent for a second, then with a tear in her eye she asked, </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>"Who are you?" </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Without thinking I said, "Oh, I'm probably just a dandelion but I </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>sure love living in God's garden." </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>She reached out, squeezed my hand, and said, "God bless you!" and</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> then I had tears in my eyes. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>May I suggest that the next time you see a BLUE ROSE, don't turn </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>your head and walk off. Take the time to smile and say Hello. Why? </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>Because, by the grace of GOD, this mother or father could be you. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>This could be your child, grandchild, niece, or nephew. What a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>difference a moment can mean to that person or their family.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'>From an old dandelion!</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#403F42'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#BF3F2F'>May God bless you and yours. 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