Sharon Pakkala
When we were first married in September 1956 we moved to a trailer court in north Seattle, WA, to attend the University of Washington. Our next-door neighbors were Rusty and Joyce Ross and little blonde girl Debbie. We became good friends, and enjoyed watching Debbie grow. After we graduated and moved to Renton, WA, we kept in touch with the Ross family through the years and even visited them in Manassas, VA when we traveled to the East Coast. We stayed in touch through the years and counted them as wonderful friends, early in our marriage and through the years that followed. We were concerned that something had happened as we no longer got Christmas cards from Joyce and Rusty. Somehow I stumbled onto Debbie's name through a friend from my childhood in Southwest Washington who is also on Facebook. I have asked Deborah/Debbie to be my friend, but I think she has forgotten who we are as she was a preschooler at the time. We can be reached at home phone: 425-821-3032 or my cell at 425-463-7543. Our home address is still: 13715 - 116th Place NE, Kirkland, WA 98034. We would so like to be in touch with Joyce and Debbie. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of Rusty's family, and we know how very hard it is for all 3 of his girls. I trust that this will still reach you after so many years! Sincerely and with our love, Sharon and Leo Pakkala