Following the Bill King memorial at Rickey's I mailed a letter to the King family including our two condolence cards, mrod's poem, and a brief description of the event and the "HOLY TOLEDO" banners we made. Yesterday in the mail I received a very nice note from Kathleen Lowenthal, Bill King's stepdaughter. Since it is meant to be for the whole group of us, I thought I'd transcribe it here.
The front of the card says: "The family of Bill King acknowledges with grateful appreciation your kind expression of sympathy"
The interior reads:
12-29-05
Dear Jenny,
Thank you so very much for your lovely condolence note and please extend our appreciation to all the others who included cards and kind words with your letter - and especially to Martin Vincent Rodriguez for his wonderful poetic tribute to Bill. Bill always knew he had the world's greatest and smartest audience. His fans meant a lot to him. And your kind words mean a lot to me and my family.
Best Wishes to all of you,
Kathleen Lowenthal