The Lee Farrell Singers

OK! I'm in a new vocal group being formed out of the "Cigar City Big Band" in the Tampa Bay area. There are two girls and two guys, and I'm one of the guys. We have been rehearsing for a couple of months and we will be ready to sing out with the band probably in November. I'll write more then!

What's New

Obviously, not much! I'm kind of recovered from Witten's passing. I'd love to get another cat, but there is too much going on right now, more on that later. I am very much looking forward to welcoming Marty, Jason, Caiden, and Bryce to Florida in July!

More on that later too!

Big news at work: My boss, Eric Leppma, was promoted to Vice President of Development at Elavon! He will still be working with us, but we will have a new guy to whom we report. His name is Doug Bormann. He led the MIS group before being tasked with helping with some conversions. Doug is a great guy, and we are looking forward to working with him and still working with Eric of course!

That's it for now!

Kooth

Kitten Witten Passes On

Our beloved cat, Kitten Witten, passed away today at the ripe old age of 19 years.

He was the last of Cheryl and my nine cats. Witten was born on 21 April 1990 in a paper sack under our kitchen cabinet. He will be sorely missed. More soon ...


Note: Check out the link above for pictures of Kitten Witten.

Welcome Bryce!

My youngest daughter, Marty and her husband Jason had a new baby! Bryce Widdoes was born 23 June 2009 in Tulsa, OK!   He weighed seven pounds, twelve ounces, and was eightteen inches long!

Mom and baby are doing fine! Jason sounded a little worn out! ;)

More to come soon ...

Anticipation ...

There are a few big things brewing on the horizon ...

First and foremost, my youngest daughter Marty is going to have a baby!!! This will happen probably on the 23rd -- more details soon ...

Also, my good friend Lamar's youngest son Simon has graduated high school:

Simon with his proud Mom!

He has decided to go back home to Oklahoma and attend OSU this coming Fall!

Like all of Laura and Lamar's boys, Simon is a fine, upstanding young man -- we wish him all the best!

Oh Happy Day!!!

On 16 April 2009, I became a real, live, person again. I am now an employee of Elavon!!!

Elavon, previously known as Southern Data Comm, is now a division of US Bank!!!

I had been working at Elavon as a contractor since 09 June, 2008. Elavon had just gone through some layoffs when Southern Data Comm was bought earlier in the year before I started.
Anyway, US Bank seems like a great place to work, and Elavon definitely is a really great place to work!

My manager has loads of experience. He is also a programmer, so he understands the typical road blocks we face, the need for good requirements, and for software source control. He sticks up for us when necessary!!!

I am working on a great team. The people are diverse, experienced, and knowledgeable.

Sarah Dog Passed Away

Our last of our three dogs, Sarah, passed away this morning, 08 April, 2009. We estimate her age was at least 16 years.
She arrived on our front door porch 14 years ago in January of 1995, when we lived in Sperry, OK. Our vet estimated Sarah's age to be at least two years at that time.

Of course, Sarah will be missed. Her health had recently deteriorated: She had become almost completely deaf; her eyesight was very poor; she was afflicted with arthritis; and her mind was definitely fading away.