Ray Rodda

[Joe J]

So Ray, how are you feeling these days? Teri says you better be home resting, not out selling windows this soon.

Joe

[speak]

Joe,
You don't want to buy any windows, do you? OH that felt good to be able to ask for the order.......

I am beginning to feel like a human being again after playing on the operating table for a couple of hours. Most of the day I am pain free and we are already seeing progress. I am waisting a way to a ton slowly but surely. My meals right now consist of something soft that my wife tries to disquise in many ways and adds up to 2oz per meal, funny thing, it is enough. I have an appointment on the 11th of Feb. for first check-up and get to go up to 3oz of food per meal.

I want to take the time to thank all of you who passed cards, calls and prayers in my behalf. My wife was amazed that this many people acknowledge that they know me. I can honestly tell you that I felt the prayers of many as it sustained my wife(worried to death I had not paid all the insurance policies) and myself as we went through this together.

Thanks again and hope you can hear me at boat race near you soon.

Ray

[David Weaver]

Ray,

I will toast you to a speedy recovery tonight!!! They may take a few pounds away from you, but it is good to see that they cannot remove an ounce of humor!!

The early word is that Ray will stablize at such a reduced weight that 1100 runabout drivers are already bidding on his services with the Duck bidding most aggressively!!!!

DW

[deverhart1]

Dear Ray Rodda

Hope you are doing well and I wish you all the best. I take it you must have had the bariatric surgery. I will patiently wait till next Nationals and come up and say hi to a THIN Ray Rodda. Hope losing all the weight doesn't take away from your humor and voice of the Pro Nationals!

David Everhart S52