Just heard the Homily by the Bishop celebrating the Mass of Resurrection for Christina Taylor Green. Beautiful....using Ecclesiastes: "To everything there is a season". I echo Barack Obama, I hope she's jumping in rain puddles today in heaven. Let us make an effort, as the President requested, to try and build a nation that Christina would be proud of. Amen
In the tumult of the Tucson rampage and memorial a headline was little noticed yesterday."David Nelson Dies". He died of complications from colan cancer, 74 years old. He was survived by his wife Yvonne, four sons and a daughter as well as seven grandchildren. He's also survived by a generation that grew up with the "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet". Another part of our childhood moved on. Sad.
I had a tiny, really tiny, connection to David's brother, Eric Hilliard Nelson, known as Ricky Nelson. On May 8th, 1940, Ricky was delivered at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey by Dr. Praether. On June 16th, 1949 at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey Dr. Praether delivered yours truely. Somehow I think the good doctor had a picture of Mr. Nelson hanging on the wall in his office and not me. Remember the good old days, they help you get through the rough spots of today.
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