Dear Editor
My husband and I and family of 4 moved to the Gatewood area of West Seattle thirty eight years ago this month. This past week has brought attention to the fact it is a great place to live.

Monday, June 28th, my husband who has Alzheimers, and I were walking to Mail boxes post office to mail letters and do a little shopping at the local Thriftway store. On our way my husband tripped over an uneven place of sidewalk, pulling myself over on top of him. I was able to get up unhurt, but I wasn't sure about him. A kind lady living in the Myrtle Street community where we live, stopped her car and immediately offered her cell phone to help. The concerned young woman employee of Mail Boxes, offered her sweater for my husband's head and mailed my letters for me. At the same time, a couple of police cars came by and called a fire truck whose medics checked my husband out, finding he was o.k. A policeman drove to our house where our son had just arrived from work and was able to come and take us home.

Two days later, I was reminded once again what a great, green, conservation loving community we live in. Earlier this past year, Fauntleroy streets were repaved and upgraded for handicapped access. New trees were later planted on both sides of Fauntleroy Way. On this day, an employee of the city, I presume, was watering each tree individually from a special water truck.

There are many other reasons we have enjoyed our home and raising our family here, but these are the two most recent ones.

Two Grateful West Seattle Residents
Bob and Berlena Brock