St. Matthew's Blog

My daughter Deanna, a widow with no children, was quite independent. She was often driven by an undervalued unappreciated stroke of genius, apparent by her knowledge on a great many subjects, and an artistic talent which regularly caught us unawares. When it came to her next venture, characteristically, her modus operandi always kept us in suspense. Deanna was diagnosed in 2012 with frontotemporal dementia, (FTD). This diagnoss came years after her family, three brothers, sister, mom and stepdad frequently observed her baffling behavior.

George Thompson, the Senior Warden of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, presented these remarks at the Faith Foum on January 6, 2018, in conjunction with the exhibition on the history of Holy Trinity on display in the undercroft.

Thank you for this opportunity to share some of our history and story of who we are and our vision for our future.