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A personal tribute to my baby sister, Dr. Maureen Hall. She was a woman of uncommon intellect, quiet courage, and deep faith. She persevered through hardship with grace, and her legacy lives on through those she loved and taught. May her memory be a blessing. See my full tribute on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/dr-maureen-hall-my-baby-sister-is Read more.
This has been an annus terribilis. Already, four relatives and two friends have passed away. And summer’s lease still has a way to go. Derek was rushed to hospital on August 8. There, he presented many of the symptoms that resulted in the death of my big brother, Christy, in January. My sense of foreboding… Read more.
Bisenija “Bibi” Kisovec died yesterday. And with her passed much of the joy this world had left. Bibi was a loving and devoted wife. There was no greater testament to this than Adrian, her husband of 68 years, crying out her name continually after dementia robbed him of his mental faculties. Even then, she remained his… Read more.
My family has been blessed beyond measure. That every one of my 15 siblings survived into adulthood and thrived is a testament to this. Even with Christy’s death, I feel more gratitude than grief — because, having spent the last years of his life in such withering pain, death must have come as a relief.… Read more.
Adrian Vladimir Kisovec was one of the many unsung heroes from World War II whom Tom Brokaw of NBC News honored with his bestselling book, The Greatest Generation. Adrian’s modesty, true to form, was such that it took over 10 years of my constant prodding to get him to share details of his wartime adventures… Read more.
Bisenija (“Bibi”) Kisovec is easily my most avid reader. She also happens to be moja tašta. Bibi is Serbian Orthodox. And, like every Serbian Orthodox family, hers has a patron saint. Patron saints are said to have converted Serbians from paganism to Christianity in the late 9th century. And Slava is the celebration of this… Read more.
To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die … a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3) Mourners from all over the world gathered at the Freeport… Read more.
Reuben H. Hall, Sr (1929 – 2006) My Daddy died last night He was a great man – complete with tragic flaws He will be deeply missed. May God have mercy on his soul! May he rest in peace… Read more.
