Merle’s 26 friends:
- Minnie Palmer
- Martina Todd
- April Morton
- Traci Gordon
- Brendan Burns
- Susan Herman
- Bruce Cooper
- Ellen Miranda
- Marcy Wong
- Ida Andrade
- Cornelia Roman
- Robin Hayden
- Jean Rice
- Susie Hammond
- Dallas Fuller
- Patrica Strickland
- Milton Hayes
- Francine Carroll
- Bradley Mitchell
- Muriel Hoffman
- Blaine Becker
- Sheri Colon
- Nicholas Austin
- Colleen Schneider
- Adrian Stout
- Sheila Alvarez