ANYONE WHO USES THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN ERIN, TN. SHOULD KNOW KATHY SMITH. IF NOT FOR HER A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD NEVER HAVE LEARNED TO EVEN USE A COMPUTER INCLUDING MYSELF. SHE COULD ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU HAD AND IF SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER, SHE WOULD FIND IT FOR YOU RIGHT THEN AND THERE. NONE OF US WOULD BE USING THESE COMPUTERS CORRECTLY IF NOT FOR KATHY SMITH! NO ONE ELSE HERE COULD DO IT. IF YOU'VE NOTICED LIKE I HAVE THIS SUMMER, KATHY IS NEVER HERE WHEN YOU COME IN. I'VE ASKED ON MANY OCCASIONS ABOUT HER HEALTH AND HER RETURN AND RECEIVE "I DON'T KNOW" OR NOTHING AT ALL. THE LAST I REMEMBER KATHY HAD A BAD FALL AND WAS HAVING COMPLICATIONS FROM THAT FALL BUT SHE WAS WORKING IN LOTS OF PAIN WHILE DEALING WITH THIS. AS IT TURN OUT SHE WAS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONE DAY PROMOTING ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S MANY CHILDREN PROGRAMS AND HAD A BREATHING ATTACK. APPARENTLY, A BLOOD CLOT FROM THE FALL WENT TO HER LUNGS. SHE WAS IN ICU A FEW DAYS OF HER HOSPITAL STAY AND FINALLY RELEASED ON OXYGEN. WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO HER PUBLIC SERVICE JOB OF SEVENTEEN YEARS, SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY KAY FRENCH THAT SHE WAS NO LONGER NEEDED! THEY HAD ALREADY GIVEN KATHY'S JOB AWAY AND HIRED ANOTHER WHILE SHE WAS STILL IN HOSPITAL. THAT'S A FINE THANK YOU FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE AND ALL THE AMAZING WORK THIS LADY HAS DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY! SINCE I'M SURE SHE FEELS UNAPPRECIATED, LET'S CHANGE THAT! TO SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION OR TO SIMPLY SAY "THANK YOU KATHY' PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME TO THIS PETITION SO THAT SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH WE MISS HER AND THAT THE HOUSTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT HER AND AS A MATTER-OF-FACT, IT WOULD NOT BE THE LIBRARY IT IS TODAY WITHOUT HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. I WILL PUT A LINK TO THIS IN THE LOCAL PAPER (STEWART-HOUSTON TIMES) NEXT WEEK. I WILL PERSONALLY HAND YOUR SIGNITURES AND YOUR COMMENTS TO KATHY AS SHE LIVES DOWN THE ROAD FROM ME. THANK YOU KATHY SMITH FOR YOUR HELP AND FOR EVERYTHING YOU EVER TAUGHT ME.