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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."
Daniel Pinna:
"11/10 - 11/11/19 was a great new experience for me. I was in Bakersfield at a recording studio called River Theatre at 1213 North Chester Ave in Oildale (Bakersfield) CA working on a new company with new business partners. The River Theatre opened in September 1939 and then closed around 1964/1965. It became a recording studio for Buck Owens from 1968 until 1992 when a number of artists like Johnny Cash recorded. It then became an independent recording studio from 1992 until it closed in April 2008. Since that time a new friend of mine has utilized the location for him and his band.
It was my 1st time to Bakersfield and one of my longer drives. I've only driven once longer than that and that was the time my father and I drove from San Jose to Los Angeles over to Phoenix Arizona to visit my grandmother in Sun City."
Kathy Pinna:
Roosevelt and I were married on Thursday, October 23, 1986 in a Civil Ceremony in Hempstead NY. We divorced a year later, due to Roosevelt’s drug addiction. Before he met crack he was taking lessons get his CDL. ( Commercial Drivers License).
Roosevelt had a great sense of humor and loved “ Down Home Blues”. He was friendly and a con man who could get an unsuspecting person to give him a down payment on a car that wasn’t even his, with a promise to come back the next day with the keys for a test drive, as well as the bringing the owner back to meet the customer. He was a hustler.
Handsome with hazel eyes, and that Mississippi southern drawl. He was artistic and creative. And he didn’t mind hard work.
Margaret Garrison:
Lois Rebecca Laughlin died on February 19, 2010 at Tucson, AZ at 55 years of age. Her cause of death is listed as: becky was one of my younger sisters. We became estranged after our mother died. While she remained in Tucson, I was offered a position as Children's Director at a church in Sacramento. I tried reaching out to her over the years, but we never really connected. I have so many sweet memories of our family growing up in Tucson AZ. As the oldest in a family of four kids, I was often responsible for helping out with my younger siblings. I will always remember Becky as a happy, go-lucky child. I envied her outgoing personality and her singing and acting talents. I was devastated to hear she had died of cancer. I know she loved Jesus and we will eventually meet again in heaven where all will be forgiven. I love you so much, Becky, and miss you!
Kathy Pinna:
Elvira M. Lord was born on June 9th, 1895 in Saco, Maine to Frank Lord (1860 - 1929) and Jennie Harness Moore (1862 - 1946) and she had seven siblings: Laura Anna, Ivory, Harriet, Leonard, Sophronia, Frank and Edward.
Elvira never married - she was survived by her brother Frank and several nephews and nieces.
Jon Wilson:
Nextdoor neighbor - He was a good man I wish I was a better neighbor to his family, and helped him with his yard work .
I found out after his passing he was a WW2 vet I bet he could tell me about life back then
The only thing I can do for him now is to visit his and his wifes grave put an American flag and flowers on there head stone and say a prayer for them and how much I miss there presence as neighbors.
I love them both very much
Jon Phillip Wilson
821 Brower St
Michelle Whitman:
Looking for family of Myra (Bennett) farmer - The Myra Bennett we are looking for would have been a single unwed mother around 18 - 20 years old in 1931.
She had her daughter (possibly dubbed "Daisy") at the Pilot Point home, in Denton Texas, and put her daughter up for adoption.
That daughter is now 94 years old, and curious about her bio parentage, but not looking to upset lives, would just like to know a bit more, if possible.
Any reply is appreciated
*May, 2025
James Farr:
Renee Irmini was my grandmother my name is James Farr but my grandmother always called me Jamie she had beautiful red long hair and she had a license in numerology and a license and astrology and before she passed away she became a psychiatric technician atascadero State hospital she never gave up and always had a smile on her face was always the life of the crowd and always happy you couldn't tell when she was sad and I loved her very much and miss her too.
Anita LeNorman:
My grandpa was the best ever! He was sweet, kind and soft spoken, at least until you got him mad. He used to sit with me and tell me stories and would take me hunting with him. I remember him standing outside of the little Baptist church preaching to everyone about smoking and how it would kill you. He died of lung cancer.
What a lovely human being.
Rita Campbell:
Adelina was my mother - Her preferred name, and stage name while she worked much of her life as a dancer, was Lili. She didn’t like her given name and liked her middle name even less. She was very quiet, modest, and elegant.
She loved to read, garden, discuss books with my father, and she wanted the best in the world for her children. She had a pet canary. When she was a child she lived on a ranch in Arizona with an aunt and had a pet rooster.
She was trained in classical ballet, and was a professional dance team with my God father through the Great Depression era. They called themselves Tavo and Lili. They worked a lot for community events and parties for the very rich, and also regularly as extras for MGM studios. She was a stand-in for Delores del Rio the famous crossover Mexican actress.
Mom had extremely high standards. She always had excellent posture and was very graceful and charming. She was a dancer and my dad was a musician, and so they met in the entertainment field.
He decided to court her, and they got married and she gave birth to my brother, Louis Anthony. My dad went to serve in WWII, did his duty to country, was honorably discharged and after he returned, I came along. She had a bad heart and later in life, dad nursed her with great care and devotion until she passed. He died nine years after her.
James Calhoun:
In Loving Memory of my mother… - It’s hard to find the right words for someone who gave so much of herself to others. My mother had a way of making people feel seen, heard, and cared for—often before they even knew they needed it. Her strength was quiet but constant, and her kindness never wavered, even during her own hardest days.
She had a generous heart, a sharp wit, and a gift for lifting others up. She was proud of her family, loyal to her friends, and graceful in all things.
Though she’s no longer with us, her love lives on in the lives she touched. I miss her deeply, but I carry her with me every day.
Robbreiona Bell:
Rosemary is My Grandmother - Rose Marry, was a strong and loving woman who left behind a legacy through her 11 children, including your mother, Prina, the oldest. Though I lost her at a young age and don’t have many memories, her impact lives on through your family. It’s been a bittersweet moment to come across her picture online, a glimpse into the past that connects me to her in a new way. I’m looking for more photos or information about her and her children or even connecting with extended family members who may have old pictures or stories to share. She may be gone, but her love and presence remain in the lives she touched