I have written about SST many times over the past 20 years. A brief recap … Loyd, Tim and Don took a ski trip … returned and invited more to join the next year. The rest is history … a history of friendship, fun, skiing, golfing, hiking and having lunch together every week. Sadly, we have lost three members, including most recently, our founder, Loyd. He is irreplaceable and will be greatly missed.
We guys think we’re pretty tough, macho, know it all, independent … that is, until we get sick. Then we become “needy”. In our group of guys, each of us has been there and thankfully had loving wives to “take care of us.” Kay Stanley took care of Loyd … day in, day out, 24/7 she was at his side. Not only was she tending to his medical needs … trips to the doctors, late night trips to the hospital but she was constantly providing motivating encouragement to bolster his spirit. When he was tired with no energy she drove him to our weekly SST lunches. When one of us called, she would be certain Loyd got on the phone with us. When he was having a good day … or a bad day … she kept us posted so we could muster text messages and collective prayers for healing. Finally, when Loyd did die, Kaye Stanley, followed his wishes … he wanted to “have a party”. And, What a party she had … a grand send off for a man we all love!! It was the greatest celebration of life I have ever experienced. Kaye Stanley … your are an amazing person, an amazing wife and inspiration for all of us. YOU ARE MY HERO … KAYE STANLEY
Jim Dailey 