Peggy Epstein Tanner.
That 'bout sums it up - for all of us who know her. One of a kind. Queen of the hill and the top of the heap. I think someone already wrote that song. So here's mine. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PEG!
That's Peggy, far right. (L to R - Custis Glover, Kim Donovan Henley, Beth Blatt a/k/a me)
(Sing along to this Police/Sting classic)
Though I’ve never tried to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
But today I try to come up –
Try to sum up
What sets that girl apart –
Every little thing she does is Peggy
Every thing she touches turns to gold
Even though today she’s Birthday Peggy
We all know she never will grow old.
She is always give-give-giving
Of her time and tact and honesty and care
From Seeds of Peace to Walden
To our dear old Dartmouth –
She’s without compare
Every little thing she does is Peggy
Every thing she touches turns to gold
Even though today she’s Birthday Peggy
We all know she never will grow old.
I can’t help but call her up
A thousand times a day
And ask for some advice for me
She knows just what to say.
Doesn’t matter how big the problem
She shrinks it down to size
She makes smiling out of sobbin’
How’d she ever get so wise?
Every little thing she does is Peggy
Mother, daughter, sister, wife and friend
And a birthday wish for you, dear Peggy
May your gift for living never end.