Reeny loved. She was smart and talented, warm and witty...but most of all she loved. She expressed that love so freely, so unconditionally. How could you not love her back?
She and I used to say that as the Kalbfleisch daughters-in-law, we were a rare breed. Sometimes we would look at each other and raise our eyebrows or roll our eyes ...and know what the other was thinking. :-)
I watched Reeny as she was raising her five kids, and learned from her about building into the lives of my own sons with encouragement and openly expressed love.
She’s been a shining star in my life, and she’ll always be a part of who I am.