 | | This is the last photo I took of Gloria. She was dying and no one knew it. No one could save her. | |  | | Farewell dinner with the Prestons and the Carbys. | |  | | Feeding the burros in Oatman. | |
 | | On a desert tour with Lex. | |  | | Birthday party with Brenda and Ray Preston. | |  | | Feeding the burros in Oatman. | |
 | | On a desert tour with Lex. | |  | | Gloria with Pearl the Pirate. | |  | | Gloria's desert-themed birthday cake. She loved the desert so much! | |  | | At Silly Al's with Diana Carby and Sandy Fallin. | |  | | Gloria never missed an opportunity to read, even when she was cold. | |  | | Desert tour. | |  | | Happy birthday, my love. | |  | | Enjoying a view. | |