I was blessed with two wonderful maternal grandparents, Donna Clary Barmes and Leroy Barmes.

I grew up around the corner from my grandparents, and saw them nearly every day of my life until I went off to college at Ball State University. Even after beginning college, Mother and my grandparents were always at every performance, or came over to Muncie for dinners and other family events.

Grandma Donna passed sway in June 1992, and Grandpa Leroy passed in June 2004. Grandpa Leroy got to know my two eldest sons, Joshua and Matthew, as well as my sister’s two oldest sons, Jonathan and Andrew.

They were tremendously supportive of their grandchildren, and went beyond their call of duty to make certain we had everything we needed, and all the extras.

Know you are still missed, Grandma Donna and Grandpa Leroy, and still very much loved…