My Friend Jo-Ann
November 28, 2023 1:26 pm I just want to say I miss my friend Jo-Ann Carlton Blair, 1943-2020. It hit me hard today about how much I do miss her. I have called very few people friends in my lifetime, she was one of them. Jo-Ann never disappointed and never turned her back on me; she was straight forward, real, and direct with me. She and I did things together that did not include our husbands, like the time she booked us a five star hotel in Buckhead with a five course meal, then a limousine to our front row seats at the Fox Theater in Atlanta to see The Phantom of the Opera! Who does that? When she walked into a room, everyone had to adjust to her light, for her light always shined brightly. She most always had a gift in her hand to give to someone. She was a great balance for me because my lips cracked when I tried to smile, I didn't usually stretch my lips to do that. I didn't have to do anything when she was around because she gave out the light and the warmth an