Posted by Mary Ann Westgard 11/15/00:

Dear Parker,
Your music has gone round the world and lives here in Las Vegas still. It will always live in my heart because it spoke to me. It guided me, made me laugh, and even gave me a shock or two. I thank you for that. I've read for you, said a few rosaries, and had a get-down hootenanny with all your songs. I hope you were not bothered by all that pesky phenomena and that you are letting your habits carry you through. You were never just an ordinary guy! That you died on my birthday is only another reminder of our wheel of life here on earth. Don't diddle around, Parker. Your real life is just beginning. May it be filled with your music forever.
Mary Ann

real life begins - Mary Ann Westgard 11/15/00