Thank you, Crozet, for Being My Home
On Monday night Sept. 28, I visited the Crozet Library to hear the presentation on Crozet Yesteryear and Happy Anniversary to the library. I listened to the speakers sharing what it was like growing up in downtown Crozet and how they felt part of the town even at a young age. How very special is that. Everybody knew everybody and their children and their children. It was a tight community. Nobody locked their doors. It was just a closeness you felt. You just felt safe because you knew there was always somebody looking out for you. It made me feel like I wanted to share my thoughts on our town of Crozet.
I think about when I first came to Crozet in the spring of 1983. I was made to feel like part of the community by everybody I met. What a great feeling. Nobody made me feel like an outsider. It was as if I had always lived here.
In 2003 I had a major life change. My first thought was to leave Crozet. One of those very special Crozet people I had met told me, “Don’t you leave Crozet, Jean Seal. This is your home and everybody here loves you.” I would like to say thank you, Faye Baber. That shows what kind of people make up our town. It is 2015 and I am still here and proud to be because it is where I belong. What a great community we have.
I always liked the saying, “I was not born in Crozet but I got here as quick as I could.” Thank you to each and every one I have met as a member of the Crozet community for making me feel like this is home. When somebody asks where are you from, I am always proud to say “I am from Crozet.” It is home for me.
Thank you, Crozet, for embracing me as one of your own.
Jean Seal
Crozet
