I have to say I look forward to the email every day. It has been great not only bringing back memories (I have downloaded many photos) it has also given me insight to the person Jon was as an adult; kind, loving, helpful to all, smart, caring, etc, etc, etc! Jon was almost 9 years […]
On July 4, 2002 at your Uncle Bob and Aunt Linda’s home in Akron we were having a Halle-reunion and combo 80th B-Day party for Grandma Estelle. Christine, Danny and I (with Bob & Linda secretly read-in) had pre-arranged to have a “spontaneous/surprise” wedding. We gave Grandma a gift box that had a wine glass and cloth napkin […]
Today’s post is in celebration of Daddy’s parents, because this week is particularly charged with memories. Yesterday would have been Grandma’s 93rd birthday (born 7/7/1922), and, as mentioned in yesterday’s post, Grandpa died July 3, 1994. This is one of the last pictures I have with the two of them together. As an aside, this photo […]
Because Pop-Pop died when I was young (21 years ago on July 3rd), Daddy made sure I remembered him in simple ways. In addition to talking about him regularly, he made the desktop background on our “play” computer this photo of Grandpa Max modeling!
By 2002 – between the three Halle brothers – there had been eight weddings. Naturally, this became a running joke. Oh, and at Stan and Christine’s wedding (which happened to be a surprise birthday present for Grandma Estelle), I stole the show as the bridesmaid that fainted twice during the ceremony. 10. Rehearsals?? We don’t […]
Celebrating Jon 