Two of the letterboxes we found were in Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, both in memory of a guy named Johnny Allen.  We learned about his life in one of the letterbox clues.  Born in Seattle in 1942, Johnny had a difficult childhood.  His parents had a stormy, off-and-on  relationship, but managed to have five children together, with Johnny being the oldest.  All of the children spent time in foster care intermittently with the youngest three eventually being adopted out.

With a mainstream career that spanned only four years before his untimely death from drug overdose, Jimi Hendrix cemented his place in the music world.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has described him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."

Hoping to avoid workday traffic, we headed into downtown Seattle Saturday morning to visit the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and other famous sights.  As we drove, we received a shocking call from our nephew.  He delivered unthinkable news.  Our brother-in-law Don had experienced a massive heart attack and died instantly. 

We returned to the hotel immediately and began packing our bags.  A 2,500-mile drive back east was out of the question.  The Hampton Inn where we were staying was kind enough to allow us to leave our car in their garage, so we booked the first flight available back to Atlanta, which turned out to be on Sunday.