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Rick Marchioni
IRS
August 16, 1999
I'm sorry I haven't responded quicker,
but with vacations and work, I have been gone. But believe
me, I knew I had to make the time to respond concerning a
subject as wonderful as your mom.
I first met Annabelle in late 1972. She
was already working for the IRS and was converting to a Revenue
Agent. She and Lynn Segal were the mature (not old) members.
They taught us new agents the proper way to act (and how to
have acceptable fun) while on the job.
She was a great judge of character and
helped us learn when the taxpayers were "putting us on".
Not too long after the class, she moved over to Hawaii. We
still kept in touch, but didn't really visit until she became
an International Agent. I was the instructor for the classes
that she attended. It was always fun to see her and Cliff
Toyama when they came to the mainland for CPE or classes.
I remember when she came over for Unit
2 of International Training. A group of ladies from the class
went to Las Vegas (Gee, what a surprise!) for one of the long
weekends. That morning there was an earthquake in Las Vegas.
The East Coast people were ready to go home and were reeeeeealy
scared. But Annabelle wasn't phased by it and considered it
a wakeup call to head back to the casino for a final visit
before returning to class. She, of course, returned to Las
Vegas again before returning home. NONE of the out-of-towners
went back, saying they wanted the ground to stay still.
Your mom touched a lot of lives. She made
everyone she knew feel like a best friend. I enjoyed the times
I talked with her, whether it was work, or just gossip about
work.
Annabelle hasn’t been forgotten.
The memory of her lives on. I'm proud of you for putting together
this tribute to her. Thank you for allowing me to reminisce.
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