I met Jan years ago in North Carolina. She lived two doors down from me at Fort Bragg. We were meant to be best friends. She left Fort Bragg and moved to Colorado Springs and then my husband was transferred to Fort Carson, Colorado Springs. We lived in Security for about a year. Met Jim and knew he was going to be an important part of Jan's life. We then moved to Colorado Springs and once again lived two doors down from Jan on the same street. We had lobster on their wedding day. I was there when Erin was born. (17 hours in labor) We used to sit in the front yard and watch the hot air balloons fly overhead at 6:00 am in the morning on memorial day weekend. I moved to Norway after my divorce for about a year and then moved back to Colorado Springs. Ben had been born, while I lived in Norway. Jan loved to garden and read. I still have a counted cross stitch on my kitchen wall Jan made of a hen on a nest. Jan loved her family. Jan and I went through a lot of good and tough times together. I ended up moving back to New York but the King family was always in my heart. So many times I thought about going back to Colorado Springs for a visit. My dream was to get an RV and drive up to Colorado Springs one day.