I had wonderful grandparents all four were ever present in our lives. Over for dinner all the time etc.

My mothers fathers Richard Flahertywas a very strong mans man. He had great success in his life with his beautiful wife Ilene ( my nana❤️❤️❤️❤️)

During the Great Depression he and my grandmother gave a lot of their wealth up to keep families in their homes which my grandparents owned. My grandfather also owned an ice or coal business that he provided those families neccesettiestoo.  families. When it was over he needed to get another job so he worked for the at the time MTA. He worked their until his retirement he worked so hard of his life and was so proud of his family faith and friends.

He he was simply the best.

i was was in bed this morning looking out the window and was thinking of a memory that I will never forget the New Years Eve when a number of our elder family members passed away. I swear to God we were in the same funeral home 6-8 times in the same year. Me always in my 1 suit. Which I will tell you I always hated.

But, I digress.

This NewYears Eve after all of their losses my mom, grandmother and grandfather were standing side by side watching Guy Lombardo back in the day watching the ball drop and my grandfather began to cry it touched me so much.

Love and loss stink and hurt a whole lot.

this is the song that was playing.

So, I began to think of all of my friends with cancer etc that have died and thought to myself as we all begin to enter into the Holidays of  Thanksgiving and most importantly Christmas. To please remember those who may have experienced a loss and Remenber them in some waperhaps a call, a card or an invite to dinner.we need to be the light to thoseindividuals. This moment seeing my grandfathers heart revealed shaped the man that I would become as well.

God old bless you all, with love,

Danny