<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Ladies and gentlemen:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>This came from Ruth Juhn, Ernie's wife, and she asked that it be </FONT></DIV> <DIV>sent to the PTG members.  </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>3/20/03</FONT></DIV> <DIV>To My fellow PTG members:</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>I am deeply touched by the outpouring of your love, support and </DIV> <DIV>compassion that is coming my way as well as the noble way that you </DIV> <DIV>showed your appreciation for what Ernie did for PTG.  I thank you </DIV> <DIV>from the bottom of my heart for all the gifts that came my way.</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Ernie loved PTG in an unselfish manner and wanted to improve on</DIV> <DIV>everything so that everyone would be proud to be a member.  I am</DIV> <DIV>going to feel the loss of Ernie for a long time and so will my son Daniel </DIV> <DIV>who has been an inspiration to me and gives me a lot of emotional </DIV> <DIV>support.  I admire the organization for sharing their knowledge unselfishly </DIV> <DIV>with their fellow technicians.  We enjoyed every convention in which we </DIV> <DIV>had opportunities to meet all of our friends.  Again all my thanks for all </DIV> <DIV>your love coming my way.</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV>Ruth Juhn</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>Now that the fund-raiser is drawing to a close, here is a last update.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>You all donated nearly $16,000.00.  You can be extremely proud of</DIV> <DIV>how you came through to help Ernie, and he was more grateful than</DIV> <DIV>I could tell you.  A complete accounting has been given to the Home </DIV> <DIV>Office.    </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The last time I visited Ruth, she sent me home with Ernie's Golden </DIV> <DIV>Hammer.  She asked me to send it to Kansas City for the PTG museum, </DIV> <DIV>in keeping with Ernie's wishes, and that is where it is.  It was the pride </DIV> <DIV>of Ernie's life.  </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Those of you who know Ruth were aware that she was thrown </FONT>by a </DIV> <DIV>hit-and-run driver a few years ago.  With many broken bones, she is still </DIV> <DIV>very stiff and sore, and this past year was a tremendously difficult time</DIV> <DIV>for her.  So what you all did for them was really needed and appreciated.</DIV> <DIV>So for Ruth Juhn, and myself and my Ruth,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Fraternally yours,</DIV> <DIV>"Webb"</DIV></BODY></HTML>