Fond memories of the Mississippi

To the editor:

I enjoyed reading the article about the riverboats so very much. It brought back so many memories of my father, Capt. Roy E. Ticer. I have lived in Texas since I graduated from Central High School in 1956 and married my husband, Chuck Slagle, but every time we come back to Cape Girardeau or visit a city where the Mississippi runs, I must go down to the riverbank. I seem to miss my father so much then, but it is like being with him. And I always feel better after sitting on the riverbank.

For the past several years, I have read the Missourian online every morning. It helps me keep in touch with friends and family still in Cape. Keep up the good work.

CLEO TICER SLAGLE, Houston