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March 29, 2017

 

Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Everything remains as it was.
The old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no sorrow in your tone.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was.
There is unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner.
All is well. Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting, when we meet again.

 

                                                                             – Henry Scott Holland

Walking in the woods with Mingus

March 21, 2017

Dan loved to go for walks at Noon Hill reservation with me and Mingus, (his favorite of our 3 dogs).  He would ask me to go every time he came home to visit if the weather allowed, which was often. 

March 17, 2017

You said you'd do Gillette with me

That brutal 5K in July

All black top and ramps

to puffy white clouds in a powder blue sky

You worried you were out of shape

Not to worry, I said, walk with me and arrive last

I extolled the virtues of being last

Spectators clap louder the closer you get

Strangers cheer as if you're an aging rock star

And, you get the complete, undivided attention of the first aid team

Who wrap you in foil like a baked potato while asking if you always sweat so much

We struck a deal to walk to the 50 yard line together

To bask in our last place finish

A promise you put in writing, I might add

I don't mean to sound litigious

But, I'll tell you this much,

And Mary will back me up, I'm sure

That's a contract

We have a legally binding agreement,

you and I

To stumbled down home field

Together

Last

Now you've gone and sprinted up ahead

You crested the top of the ramp

Crossed the 50

You finished your race

Leaving all of us behind to

Marvel at your strength, your courage

Heartbroken by the speed with which you left us

I love you, Dan. 

Walking in Barcelona

March 14, 2017

I know you will always walk with us, my other beloved son. Stay close

Fabrizio

March 14, 2017

The kids with their tour guide in Rome, the adults went in one van and the kids in another. Fabrizio entertained them with his politically incorrect jokes! 

March 14, 2017

Dan loved being with his family, here they are enjoying a meal in Italy.

France

March 14, 2017

Happy times having a great Mediterranean adventure. I believe this was in France. The kids had a blast and the trip has always been a cherished memory. 

March 14, 2017

And then they grew.....the boys always connected with their slapstick comedy and crazy times and Katie and Becca would look on fondly and shake their heads! 

March 14, 2017

Ric and I had our children together and I was honored to be Danny's Godmother. Ric and Joe's children were sprinkled among my own and they were all cousins of the heart, In fact we call my middle child, Alex, and Dan, twins sons of different mothers. All the boys shared a love of humor and a great love of music. The look on Danny's face in this picture is how I will always hold him, safe in my heart, with that sweet angelic smile. I love you sweet boy. 

March 14, 2017

I love that music streamed through Dan's entire life.  When Dan was a little boy, I asked him what his favorite music was.  He said, "James Taylor."  When he learned to play piano, he asked me to join him at the piano to play, "Heart and Soul."   I had to admit that I did not know how to do that.  When he was a young man, he showed my children how to play his drums. When I joined Facebook, we chatted about bands whose names I had never heard before.  I will miss him.
   
"Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.  I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again...."
Fire and Rain by James Taylor

March 12, 2017

Jam session with Dan on guitar and his Nonni on flute.  That's where he got a lot of his musical talent.

March 12, 2017

Dan was lucky to have a lot of cousins, from the time he was little.  This is him as Batman with some of his cousins at Halloween.

March 12, 2017

When Quil was little. I love this photo. He was such a antural with little kids and dogs.

March 12, 2017

This blurry photo was from my phone. No personal space for Dan, just a clump of Bella and Quil and dog.
 

Bella and Quil

March 12, 2017

Even from when they were littlest, they always wanted to sit on, or right next to Dan. I don't know how he ate at all. He always loved my monkeys, and our circus.

March 12, 2017
11 Life In A Glass House

Dan, this song makes me think of you

March 12, 2017

Dan had a special connection with his cousins, Bella & Quil.  He had endless patience for them, and nothing they did could ever bother him.
At large family gatherings he would usually be found hanging out with them.
 

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