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					Originally Posted by  Marc Montgomery
					 
				 
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Meantime Jacques, I sincerely hope your family has some good news re you son-in-law in this new year.  2013 seems to have hit our collector community hard with the sad loss of a few members and some vintage vehicles. 
			
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 Thanks Marc for your kind words of support.  It indeed has been a year of tragedy on many fronts in our MV community.
As an update: Ricky, our son-in-law, has now spent over 8 months in hospital and the rehabilitation centre.
Not a lot of progress to report and it could even be another 6 months before he could go home.
On a brighter note however his son, William, and our first grandchild who now is almost 4 months old, has given him a big morale boost and the family so much joy in an otherwise joyless year.  He is an alert, happy, healthy, little fellow keeping our daughter and my wife busy.  I joke that I see less of my wife now than when I was at sea!  Still, supporting the family in time of need is what life is all about.
I thank everyone here for their kind words of support during this past trying year for our families. 
Cheers,
Jacques