The Passing of Lois
I open the newspaper at the obituaries, and a flood of memories arises. Joseph Whitmore, aged 93. I never laid eyes on Joseph. So it was not his death that jolted me, so much as a small comment in the...
View ArticleBen Cooper MD
In medical school, when I was first being groomed and charged with caring for my fellow man, one particular set of encounters stands out as profoundly life influencing. At the core was a charismatic...
View ArticleRemembering Keith Young and the Brotherhood
“I don’t know if you heard that Keith Young passed away. Babsy (my sister) told Denny that it was announced in church last Sunday." Church is the St. James Parish Church that we all attended when we...
View ArticleGwiwer
David is a common given name in Wales because St. David or Dewi Sant is the patron saint of the Principality and as much celebrated as St. Patrick in Ireland. The name is usually shortened to Dai. I...
View ArticleMeg
Meg (Margaret) Brimlow was our dear friend for over 30 years. She died in February this year at the age of 95. She would never ever admit her age but from her tales of WWII we knew she was at least a...
View ArticleMy Auntie Lena
Most Welsh people have a lot of Davids in their family. Uncle Dai Middleton was a favorite of mine. He was married to my Auntie Lena. My Auntie Lena was the second child and eldest girl in a family of...
View ArticleMy Uncle Dave
Uncle Dave was the educated person in the family having attended Ton Sec (Ton-yr-Efail Secondary School) until he was 16. He would know about good Welsh, the language of poetry and song, rather than...
View ArticleUncle Hugh
Uncle Hugh was not my uncle; he was my Godfather and an occasional though memorable presence in my life. Hugh McClure MB.ChB. was a medical doctor and a Scot. I knew him only during the time that I was...
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