I give thanks to God each day for this beautiful place that we call Lake County and for all the kind and caring people who live here.

But my most special thanks and appreciation goes to the incredible folks at Hospice of Lake County for the daily care they have provided me through the course of this dying process.

They are the most dedicated, competent and otherwise beautiful human beings I ever had the opportunity to experience. Each of them is the embodiment of the authentic Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Please do not miss any opportunity within your means to support their work here in Lake County and to thank them personally on my behalf.

There are angels among us!

Fr. Leo M. Joseph, O.S.F., is parish priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lakeport, Calif.