Rest in peace dear Otto.

Otto was great in keeping in contact with the family. My dad was Otto's 2nd cousin (and also born in Hamburg) but even after my dad's passing, Otto kept in touch with us, through our mom mainly. We all met up in NYC one time and I still have a fond memory of that time. Wherever you are Otto, I hope you're going strong!

I missed the tenth anniversary of Dad's death. I obviously still miss him, but I was glad I got to spend some quality time with him before he got in too bad shape.

Well, today is the tenth anniversary of Dad's death.

Paula and I miss him.

Very often we are in a situation and we think about something funny that he would have done or said had he been there.

It is very hard to imagine what his thoughts would be on everything that is happening in the world today. I think that his response would probably have been his usual response, as he shrugged his shoulders and raised his hands ... "What can you do?"

Be well, Dad.