Along with Doug's membership card, Cal received a letter in the mail from the Knights of Columbus this week. I was surprised to see it as he had let them know on the yearly invoice for dues that he would be moving to Chicago and would not be renewing his membership this year. I thought that maybe they didn't receive the note and had sent a reminder letter.
I didn't think much more about the letter and it lay on the desk for a couple of days before Cal opened it. In it was another bill along with a typed note letting him know that the only way that he could resign from the Knights of Columbus was to send a handwritten letter outlining his reasoning for leaving. Doug, Cal and I thought that was strange as he was moving and had told them that. The more we talked about it, however, the funnier it got. We wondered what would happen if he didn't send the letter. Would they track him down or show up at the house? Doug even quoted one of his favorite lines from Godfather 3, "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."
Cal did get a handwritten letter ready for them before he left for Chicago letting the Knights know that he would be resigning due to his move. He also thanked them for all of the support they have shown the community and our family over the years. It was a nice gesture. Even though we hadn't been involved in any of the Knights activities this past year due to the pandemic, they were an important part of our children's religious growth and their request gave us time to talk about all of the fun we had had at their events.
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