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Sean says...

When my Nanny passed in 1995, I pondered during my eulogy of her what she would say at that very moment. "Well it's something different anyway!" was her catch phrase that had all of us wondering if she really did like or dislike something when asked. It frustrated and delighted us when she said it!  The mention alone of that phrase brought smiles and guffaws at the buriel site during a time of mourning. It was then that I realized that memory is much stronger than death as long as the memory is passed on. It is through memory that someone is celebrated as they should be regardless of how they were or who they were.

And therefore, Stefan and I will from time to time post stories or at least make notes about the people in our lives and talk about them as they are or were so they will always be remembered. In addition, Stef and I are posting some of these stories in our Ancestry.com site so that the memories of our family members will be passed on! 

For instance Stef just found a long forgotten great aunt that died at age 1 after immigrating to this country in 1914 (or something). Riva is now remembered again!

In that spirit, I want to mention my great uncle Milton and my friend Tim's daughter Elena.

Milton passed Sunday, July 22 at the age of 79. He was my Nanny's brother - one of 13 siblings she had.

Elena, on the other hand, was born Thursday, July 19 to her parents Tim and Roxanne. Tim was my roommate in college and friend of 18 years. Congrats to them!  Let the memories begin!