Blackwater Wildlife Refuge Kilted, and a Memorial

[Geoff Withnell]

Last year, both my parents died, my Dad just one month after my Mom. Per their wishes, they were cremated, and I will not discuss the disposition of their ashes in an open forum as the regulations of the State of Maryland were NOT followed. However, my parents were instrumental in setting up the volunteer system at the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. They won awards from the US Dept of the Interior,, and made major improvements to the infrastructure of the refuge. There is now a bench, on a wild trail with a bronze plaque with the inscription "In Memory of Frank and Clara Withnell, who loved, each other, their family and this refuge." It is their only monument. Yesterday, Michele and I, our daughter Shoshana and granddaughter Yonina went to see it. I was of course kilted.