Uncle David Harding Thomas 1943-2022
Uncle Dave passed away, it’s sad to say goodbye to my last uncle, who lived a long life with great memories and struggles with health.
Obituaries
Leo T. Baldwin: Gone too soon, a man with true heart
Today’s a day for remembering old friends who have passed away. Leo T. Baldwin will be remembered today by friends and family. Listen to Leo’s Songs In the jumble of my mind on a September day when the Patriots are just about to take the field. Nothing really can get […]
Jane Trigere: A Force for Good is Gone
I first met Jane Trigere about 30 years ago, after she and her husband Ken Schoen moved to town from Easthampton in 1994. They bought the old firehouse, and quickly turned it into Ken’s bookstore, filled with tomes relating to Judaica, his specialty. Jane was very vocal about her opinions […]
Nathaniel Hartshorne’s Memorial: So Long, Pal
Our father, Nathaniel Hartshorne, died on March 28, 2018, and we’ve been thinking about his memorial service ever since. Last weekend, we finally had the event we had been thinking about and planning for so carefully…and it was all a great success. The main reason we agonized over so many […]
Nathaniel Hartshorne: Writer, Editor, Actor, Husband and Father
Nathaniel Hartshorne September 18, 1926 –March 28, 2018 Nathaniel Hartshorne, a longtime resident of Blawenburg, died peacefully in his home on March 28, following a brief illness. Nat was born on September 18,1926 in New York City to Robert and Esther Hartshorne. He attended St. Paul’s school and Hamilton college […]
Steve is Gone: The Continuum and Dull Sadness of Life is the Price for Joy
Steve Szkotak died today at 3:01 pm. I am doing my good work, keeping busy, meeting new people, as my pen-pal has died, slipping away . We have been sharing emails between us for a decade; it’s hard for me to look at email the same way now that Steve […]
Steve Szkotak Has Lived a Great Life, and Shared Much of It With Me
Steve Szkotak has had a great run. I write this with great sadness, after hearing from Mandy his wife of nearly 40 years, that he is in hospice care. Like all of us, he’s facing the end, the only difference is that he’s painfully closer, very critical and near death. […]
Joe Obeng, Computer Wiz and Old Friend, Is Gone
Joe Obeng died yesterday. Joe was someone who I’d call a brother–we’d been through 13 years of intertwined lives. He was with us on every Christmas and Thanksgiving, he babysat my grandkids, he came with me when I broke away to start GoNOMAD, and I was with him as his […]
Goodbye Gino, We Will Miss You!
Gino Piccin has passed away. I got an email yesterday from his daughter Nancy, she had seen my 2005 blog post about him. When I wrote it, I thought it was the final end of a long battle. Though he was very sick back then, he rallied, and came back […]
Dining on Gino’s Chicken to Honor the Man
Gino Piccin is a legendary salesman who taught me many things about the business. He was in the news recently, being honored by his fellow Dante clubbers in West Springfield, Tom Shea wrote about him in today’s Republican. Gino’s famous chicken with herbs will be cooked up by his brother […]