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| Stephen and Gregory Arends, 17 year old twins from Melvin, Illinois were involved in a car accident on January 17th while on their way to school. With deepest sympathy to their family, Greg passed away at the scene of the accident. Stephen was transported to Champaign/Urbana and later moved to Chicago. Stephen may be coming home sometime in May. He is still in very serious condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Cards of encouragement can be sent to : 1119 900 East Road Melvin, Illinois 60952 The National Twins Association will be holding their annual meeting at Springfield, Illinois for their 2004 convention. It will be held on Labor Day Weekend. At this year's convention in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois we had 45 sets of twins attend. Total attendance was around 150. Thanks to everyone who came!! Keep in mind Mt. Vernon for next year and try to attend. We'd love to see you there. Any twins in the Mt. Vernon area, please contact us. We would like your help with next year's convention. |
| UPDATE ON STEVE ARENDS Thanks to Bill Hunter (father of twins Jessica and Justin) for providing this update on Steve by The Pantagraph, January 4, 2004 issue. "Nearly a year after a traffic accident took the life of his twin brother, Greg, and left Steve in a coma, Steve's medical condition continues to improve and he is planning to head off on a new phase in his life: college. ...The road to recovery has been both a physical and a spiritual one for the young man whose doctors predicted would not walk or talk again. ....Steve's goal is to return to work on the family farm, sell seed and maybe work in a side business - no doubt agriculture-related after earning his degree. The farm life is in his blood, he said, and he hopes to take over the more-than-100-year-old family farm when his dad retires." We at the Illinois State Twins Association wish Steve continued progress in his recovery and success in his future endeavors!!! |