John Arnold

John Arnold and his wife Peggy were the nearest neighbors to the Highland Ridge Road house Will Eesley designed for the family. Chuck’s eulogy for his father identifies them by name as the family that mattered most:

“Our nearest neighbors were over a hundred yards away, but John and Peggy Arnold were a thousand times closer to us in times of need than my neighbors since, who lived only feet away. John Arnold came and lent a helping hand on many occasions, and in emergencies such as when Dad flipped the tractor over on himself. The lessons on life and hard work that I learned in their house from their family complemented the lessons I learned from Dad and have been valuable to me ever since.”

Not blood family; counted as family in everything that mattered.