Archive for February 2006
Grandpa’s Death
My grandfather died on Friday. He was ninety years old. My uncle Larry wrote in the Peoria Star-Journal:
Born November 22nd, 1915 in rural Yates City, Illinois to Winfield and Till “Tillie” Ware he married Helen Louise Pullen on August 29th, 1941 in Peoria. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, a sister, Mildred, […]
One Year Later
“Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future,
And time future contained in time past.
If all time is eternally present
All time is unredeemable.”
~ T. S. Eliot, Four Quartets
One year ago I got hurt. One year ago my portion of luck was misplaced. I was struck by a cyclist on my way home. I […]
