Nine Years
Thoughts about today’s ninth anniversary of Patrick’s passing.
Category: Anniversaries
Posts about anniversaries of Patrick’s birth and death and maybe some other milestones.
Eight Years
A few thoughts about the eighth anniversary of Patrick’s death.
Twenty Years Ago Today
We offered to help Patrick while Stephanie was in the hospital. This was his response.
Five Years On
How can it be? How can today already be the fifth anniversary of Patrick’s passing, when we still mourn him, when his voice still fills our ears, his letters fill our eyes, his drawings still encourage, his wine glasses still complete our evenings with their use? How can it be five years when so much […]
Fourth Anniversary
The episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation I saw last night involved the loss of a father. Since today is the fourth anniversary of Patrick’s death, I found the coincidence curious. I have been meaning to write on this day, about that event, but as usual words failed to materialize. I was talking with […]
Three Years Ago
Thoughts of Patrick’s passing on the third anniversary of his death.
15 Years Ago
I was just reminded that today marks the 15th anniversary of Stephanie’s passing. Given the distance of my family, geographically and emotionally, I did not know Stephanie very well, but I knew her well enough to appreciate her vitality, music, passion, artistry, love, and perhaps most importantly, her profound and positive impact on Patrick. No, […]
For the Anniversary of My Death (Two Years)
Patrick loved the poetry of W. S. Merwin, so when my friend Terry sent me a link to this poem, I knew that it needed to be shared here, on the anniversary of Patrick’s passing. The following link is an authorized reprint, found on the Poetry Foundation web site. For your convenience, I’ve also included […]
Dear Patrick (One Year Later)
A letter to Patrick, written one year after his death, but not shared on the website until much later.