Lisa Bamberger
Sad to hear of Raychel's passing. I tried to call her today and then found her obituary. Today, The Monkees' Peter Tork passed away and Peter was Raychel's favorite Monkee. Raychel was always sweet and nice to everyone, including those who weren't true friends and would sometimes pretend to be to steal some of her lunch in elementary school 4th and 5th grade, which made me mad. We were the outcasts, the odd ones, the ones teased and ridiculed, and so it was natural we felt like we fit right in with The Monkees and we were great friends and fans of them. The Monkees made us both feel better about being different. When Davy Jones passed away the first thing I did was call Raychel crying. Today, that's exactly what I was going to do, call Raychel. I visited her a few times in Roanoke Rapids at both homes she lived at and she came back to Florida to visit me. I'm sadden I didn't keep in better contact as life takes us on a ride sometimes and I get distracted, especially since my mother's passing, but she was always in my mind and heart. So, today, this is extra sad, and Raychel's passing makes me much sadder than Peter's. I know Raychel is now with both Peter and Davy without having the shyness she had meeting them in the past. Sorry if this is on here twice, but I tried to edit it and I think I accidentally deleted it. LOL, That's something Peter Tork's character would do, screw it up, huh?!!! We all must try to have humor on the saddest days. Miss ya Raychel. Your friend, Lisa Bamberger. :-)
