On December 23, 1942 was born this beautiful redheaded baby girl, Ann Catherine Nichols, in Port Angeles, WA at the Davidson-Hay Hospital. She was with her mother in Olean, New York when her father was killed in France in Patton's Army. She became a war orphan, and she helped others while she could on Earth.

Can't say enough about this great lady, and friends of ours who knew her felt the same way.

She never drank or smoked after being around it, and later studied in college, became a state-licensed drug & alcohol counselor, until she got burned out trying to help. She then became a checker at the Sequim Safeway store, where she met the love of her life, Dale "Speedy" Nichols (she told me so). They could always be seen protecting and working together.

She had always wanted a house with a white picket fence around it, so he built one for her. She could always be seen working with the flowers and roses, weather permitting. Dale just dug the holes for her; she had a green thumb for sure.

Her Coast Guard husband and herself became lighthouse keepers on Destruction Island for almost 3 years. She had two children while on the island, Skylar, and later a daughter, Terry, and later Tyler Edwards.

She loved going around the country giving lighthouse talks and she was very good at it. She was an absolute gourmet cook and made a 3 Crab Louie and the best tacos you ever ate.

She dearly loved her two granddaughters, Chyanna and Kaitlyn Edwards-great young ladies.

After being married to Ginger for 27 years-great years-it's tough being apart and having to write this. We loved to dance together and were seldom apart. We used to kid each other a lot, and it made her smile!

I love and miss you so, Ginger.

- Your loving husband, Dale

I pray she's smiling down on us.

Drennan & Ford Funeral Home in Port Angeles was entrusted with her arrangements. Please sign the online guestbook for her family at www.drennanford.com .