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Stephen Sardi:
"A few weeks ago, I was in Milford on an errand and decided to take a look at the house that I grew up in on Loomis St. After our parents passed, the house was sold and is now owned by someone outside the family.
In front of the house there is a small plot of land, and by the sidewalk next to the street there is a hedge that forms a waist-high fence. There is an opening in the hedges that allows someone to walk to the front of the house to knock on the front door.
As children, our mother would not allow us to handle the sharp tools used to maintain the yard, hedge-clippers among them. So, Paul and I used to watch our mother doing the yard work, wondering when we would be able to use the equipment. None of it was motorized, so there was quite a bit of manual labor to finish any yard job.
One year, when he was still quite young, Paul decided he was tired of watching and wanted to get in on the action. When our mother went out there to start trimming, Paul followed shortly after and told her that he was ready to take on care of the hedges as 'his' chore. Our mother was not sure -- but decided to let him try it to see if he would do it safely, and what kind of job he might do.
It took him a long time -- much longer than it would have taken my mother. But he stuck with it, and did a fantastic job. That was it -- it was his chore from then on.
He never asked if he should do the chore -- he simply grabbed the trimmers and did it when it was needed. And always -- a great job.
I saw those hedges during my drive-by of the house. As back then, they are still standing -- waiting for a caring hand to form them to perfection."
Ariel Key:
"Joshua Michael Hudnall was the best friend a person could have I personally took him on as my partner at CRST as well as at USA truck where we drove together for approximately 4 years during which time even after I was no longer driving he would still stop in at my home in Maryville, Tennessee for every holiday including my daughter birthday each year. "His favorite saying was everyone's place is in the kitchen because that's where the food is!" He loved to eat. And I always made sure to cook when I knew he was coming in. To this day I still leave an empty seat with a plate at our table ready for him in hopes that he will walk through that door again. We all miss him dearly he always brightened up the darkest of days and though he will always be in our hearts there will also always be a seat at our family table for him he was my best friend and I loved him like my own brother. My daughter still asks about him occasionally and it breaks my heart she loved him so much he always had a way with kids. RIP brother we will miss you forever and we hung a flag in your honor from our front porch I got one special made just for you we will always love you and I can't not wait fo the day we meet again on the highway in the sky. Keep on trucking."
Crystal Ramirez:
My mom was the best mother she could be .she loved cooking for her family. She always had our house clean. We would cuddle up with her and watch TV and fall asleep by her . We always slept with my mom .we would fight to sleep by her. She was a great grandmother as well , she taught all my babies how to walk , potty trained them .took um off the bottle. She was so patient , I remember she always looked at life simply. She was awesome ..
Frank X Aceves Jr:
Gus was my maternal grandfather. I am Frankie Jr. I was nine when he passed away. His daughter, Melba Joan Aceves, was my mother and she went to be with the Lord on 9/4/2018. I remember meeting my grandfather a few times when our family drove to Florida from California. Sadly, I don't remember much. I do remember my mother cried a lot when he died. As his grandson, I am 64 years old, and I am in ill health with stage IV metastatic pancreatic cancer undergoing targeted immunotherapy. I am in Danville, California. I am writing this just to provide a little family info for any family or friends who might be interested. Gus' great grandchildren, my children, are Christopher Andrew Aceves and Sofia Colleen Aceves. Christopher moved to NYC in March of 2021 to pursue his career in musical theatre and Sofia graduated from UCSB in June of 2023. She currently works in my business as a marketing coordinator. I am a financial advisor with my own private practice.
I wish I got to know my grandfather better. I have many photos of him and I have the folded flag from his military funeral. May he rest in eternal peace.
Derek Wanner:
Grandpa Kubisiak was one of the greatest men I have ever known. He and Grandma taught us so much... Love all, from the depths of your heart, offer service to others, practice what you preach, and sit up straight. Loved them dearly, they left the best impression on the person I have become today. Thank you Grandpa. I loved delivering "meals on wheels" with you, helping with the firewood, the garden, and walks up at the land. I know you are with us always, shining from above.
Randy Rapp:
I only knew Donald Dwight Hoffman 1970-71, when he was my roommate in House C of Kelly Hall at University of Missouri-Rolla. But seeing no other memorial commentary for Don, and as talented and generous as he was, something of his good life should be stated. I was a freshman in Physics, so they lined up another freshman and me to room with Don, a graduate student in Physics and Fellowship awardee. I can picture him at his desk as I write this, intently smoking cigarettes and grinding away for a course in vector and tensor analysis. We were so fortunate to know him. He was not physically large, but Don was like a big brother to many of us, since he already had a degree and more life experience than the rest of us undergrads. He did not push his views on anyone, but he offered kindly advice with a wry sense of humor, when he thought we needed it. We could tell that our teenage behavior often amused him; maybe our behavior reminded him of himself six years earlier. With his white 1964 Chevy Impala convertible and Hurst transmission, he drove us many times--especially out to the Gasconade River to hang out on sand bars on warm weekend days. That winter, a few of us often spent evening time together in his Impala, simply talking and enjoying each other's company, enhanced with the adult beverages that Don generously bought to share. His stories of Army service were especially interesting to me, since I was heading off to West Point in months ahead. Don explained how the enlisted soldiers would play games on officers, often just for something to puncture the boredom on the 101st Airborne field artillery firebase, when they had no fire support mission. It was only recently that I saw documentation showing Don completed his master's studies, so it was good to know of the success we expected for him. His memory remains a happy reflection in my life. It was good to know him, and I was thankful to call him a friend.
LEONE TURNER:
Always there - Osias, the name given at birth but always called BUDDY! My big Brother who was always there for me. I have so many memories of him - one being I was hanging out on the corner with friends and he came over to me and told me to go upstairs as he heard that a gang was coming into the neighborhood. I do not remember if I listened to him or not. I always looked up to him and how I wish he was still here! Love ya so much & miss you!!
Kristin Dahl:
Great aunt Ruth Skari - Ruthie was my grandmother's sister, and when the two were widowed they shared a home above the funeral home that Ruth owned. I grew up in Iowa visiting Baldwin frequently and considered that my second home. It was not unusual for me to go downstairs to the funeral home parlors and help Ruthie 'say goodnight' and close the caskets in each parlor for the night, turning off the lights. We would also make food runs with Ruthie, delivering bags of food for those who had hard times, or were ill, infirm, or couldn't get to town.
Dee Rupenhoff:
Rose and Tony Zagarino - Rose is my grandmother. She worked in Millinery before marrying Anthony Zagarino. Fun Fact: Rose and Tony had the same birthday---September 24. He was born in 1910 and she was born in 1911. They had 4 daughters. She did beautiful knitting, sewing, and crocheting. Grandpa Tony loved baseball and was handy at building and fixing things.
Karen Mullenhoff Rupert (Judith Zagarino)
Kelly Rusinack:
Frances was my next door neighbor for 11 years - In 1972, when I was 7 years old, my parents bought the house next door to Frances and Mary. We got to know them as my parents would look after some of their chores and do some errands for them. Frances was always so nice to us! Now that I'm an adult, I wish I had gotten a chance to get to know her on a more personal level. As a kid, I appreciated her stories (I was a future historian, I loved listening to older people's tales), but I had too much energy to sit still for too long. Frances was a saint for caring for Mary the rest of her life. I know we felt that, even as kids. I hope she knew that our family truly cared about them. This is going to sound absolutely silly, but in the 1970s' UFO & Big Foot scares, I had plans that, if anything happened in our neighborhood, first we'd go save Frances and Mary, and take them along with us as we escaped. They were part of our "zombie apocalypse" plans. Somewhere in my brain, I still have those plans to save the Valosiches in case of alien invasion.
Jeri Connor:
Birthday momknapping - February 2005 I drove from Ft.HoodTx to Tool TX to momknap my mom for her birthday month. She had no idea I was picking her up. I had somewhat of a plan but not really. The only plan i had for sure was driving to Minneapolis Minnesota to visit my sister Tabitha. Mom was so excited when I showed up and delivered the news of my spontaneous birthday plan. Mom was always down for a road trip, guess that's where I got it from. We visited Minnesota my sister Tabitha of course, stepsister Stephanie step dad Lewis and step mom Cheryl. We all went to a bar and grill together and I remember mom and dad actually danced together. Cheryl in my opinion was a hell of a woman to not get all bent out of shape with them acting dancing and carrying on the way they did. We stayed about a week and took our time going back to Texas. I treated mom to a Gary Allen concert in Waco texas whom was one of her favorite singers. When he sang 'Right where I need to be' my mom swayed and sang along. At the end of the night, she said, " is this gonna be my last birthday? Cause I've just had the bestes birthday of my whole life! Thank you so much i love you my angel baby!" It wasn't her last birthday but it was the last birthday I was able to celebrate with her.
Sheila Bunch-Wilson:
My Dad - My dad was a fun loving dad. If he liked you-you knew it. If he didn’t like you-you also knew it. He was a jokester. In his own way he lived my brother, sister and I very much. He wanted the best for us. He would tell us stories of when he was young. I heard them probably a million times, but would live to hear them a million more.