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"Passages": Yom Kippur 2011

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Richard


--- Quote ---suggested we do a walking tour together--a kind of father-daughter “morbid family bonding” experience.
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next time she visits?

(I asked for something similar, although not morbid, a revisiting of my very early life places, shared places. It didn't happen.)

Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi Freshwater,

Sorry, I wasn't clear.  My daughter lives in Brooklyn, NY--and the cemeteries are in Brooklyn and Queens, NY (both part of New York City).  So, it would be the next time I visit her.  BTW, I have never been to the cemeteries in question, nor do I know where they are, so she would be the tour guide based on her research.  I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to visit the places that were important to you...

Richard

BonesMS:

--- Quote from: teartracks on October 09, 2011, 08:19:10 PM ---


Almost all of my people are buried in two cemeteries.  Almost all of my dead relatives are buried in two cemeteries.  The cemeteries are less than 1/4 mile apart.  They were purposely put on high places and they are rural.  Depending on the time of year and the weather, you can sometimes see one of them from a mile or so away.  It is beautiful.  As a matter of course, country people like myself often visit the cemeteries where their kin are buried.   I have a cousin whose hobby is archiving burial sites.  

tt

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TT,

Your cousin sounds like she's into genealogy, which is a fun hobby!  I need to find a bumper sticker that says:  "I brake for cemeteries."  Other family historians will understand.

Bones

Guest:

--- Quote from: Dr. Richard Grossman on October 09, 2011, 07:32:46 PM ---Hi Freshwater,

Sorry, I wasn't clear.  My daughter lives in Brooklyn, NY--and the cemeteries are in Brooklyn and Queens, NY (both part of New York City).  So, it would be the next time I visit her.  BTW, I have never been to the cemeteries in question, nor do I know where they are, so she would be the tour guide based on her research.  I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to visit the places that were important to you...

Richard

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I think I didn't read too well Richard (sorry)!  Thanks for your words. It's just difficult for me to even find them on my own. Letting go is a constant, it seems.

Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi tt,

I think the Merkin article generated irritability/conflict—so I didn’t take your response personally.  We do have a wonderful group of people here—thank you for your kind words. 

“Maybe I didn’t want to share you.”

Even on a message board, if you make an "attachment" with a person, I think it can be hard...

Richard

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