Category: Obituaries

I remember, as a child, watching a television show called ‘Dobie Gillis.’ One of the characters was a beatnik by the name of Maynard G. Krebs. Every time the word ‘work’ was mentioned, Maynard would jerk as though a cold chill ran through his entire body, and he would raise his voice in tone and pitch to produce a squeak and say “WORK?” Obviously, his beatnik lifestyle was like an allergy to any kind of labor. Some people detest work. The reasons vary and may include the fact that they do not like their employer, don’t like the work itself,…

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, or Independence Day. During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Britain in 1776 actually occurred on July 2, when the Second Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June declaring the United States independent from Great Britain’s rule. After voting for independence, Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five, with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. There is no greater blessing than to be a…

Work seems to have a way of moving friends and family to distant places. Some very dear friends recently moved to North Carolina, and though they will be greatly missed, they will never be forgotten. Though her husband’s job was the reason for the move, it also meant finding jobs for the other members of the family. Jane found her job in a candle factory as one who checks the quality of the product – a Quality Controller. Her new job reminded me of just how much I like candles. Candles have many purposes, but the two that immediately come…