Hester-Jane’s memorial service like a family reunion

Inever met Hester-Jane Cogswell. I wish I had.
Hester-Jane died Dec. 7 — Pearl Harbor Day — but a memorial service for her was held last Saturday upriver at her beloved ranch above Buford.
Hester-Jane, who had been a resident of Walbridge Wing, would have turned 97 on July 30.
“We wanted to do (the memorial service) on her birthday, but it fell in the middle of the week, so we did it Saturday,” said…