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[JCretella@aol.com]

I first met Susan during the Barbara Bush days. Another wonderful Adult 
educator, Bill Langner (who passed a few years ago), introduced us. Bill 
arranged a meeting with Susan and Mrs. Bush at the White House to discuss the 
 area of special needs adults...I was so excited to be going to this meeting. 
When the day came, I arrived at the White House on time and had to go through 
the checkpoint at one of those little guardhouses at the side entrance. At 
the time I was wearing  hearing aids which were activated with a small remote 
control. Well the Hearing aids set off the detectors and I was told I would 
have to be searched further...Finally, I asked the agent to contact Susan 
Greene and he did. She came outside and rescued me from the cops...saying 
"he's ok, he's with us..." The meeting was exciting but my friendship with 
Susan became more important during the next years. She was a good mentor and 
I too will miss her. But we can all take comfort in all of the writing she 
did for us...Thank you Susan. 
p.s. on another day Susan told me that the secret service thought my remote 
to the hearing aids was a detonator!!! Jay Cretella