Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, Vol. 58, October 7, 1957

     About mid-morning, as we were registering for voting, one of the ladies said to me – “Did you know that Dr. Ehinger died last night?” while we all felt his days were numbered, still it came as a shock – I was unable to control the flow of tears that came (Why are we so loath to show grief in front of people?) – A feeling of desolation came over us – and all day we were remembering all that he has meant to us through the years (from 1925 on -)
     To try to get away from morbid brooding we went for a drive in the country, stopping at Hamburg for a snack – We drove southwards a ways then eastward on the Eckhardt Road to Route 219 – We saw many beautiful things but we could not forget Jim. (The large flock of crows in a corn field -).
     In the evening to the Yox Funeral parlor on Seneca St. to offer our sympathy to Mrs. Ehinger and her family –
Charles E. Burchfield, October 7, 1957