Been 35 days since my mom passed on October 30. Couple weeks since I received her ashes. Couple things are indicative of how well things are going. In accordance with her wishes to be buried in her Alabama hometown next to her beloved Aunt Nellie Dill, I sent a letter of inquiry and introduction to …
Hey Mom… I’m down here in the basement. Just wanted to let you know, I fixed your table. The one you’ve had since before I was born and all my life. The one I’ll now have the rest of mine. The rickety one you kept together at various times with spit, glue, hope and masking …
Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of October 30, 2025. She was 95. Rest in peace.
James Ward Eddy (1832-1916) 1832 – Born May 30 in Java, New York; the son of John Eddy and Caroline Ward. 1850 – Educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College in Lima, New York; becomes a school teacher. 1853 – Moves to Illinois. 1855 – Studies law and is admitted to the bar in …
As someone who has endured and emerged from injuries sustained due to life-threatening, blunt-force trauma, the physical and psychological wounds heal in time, but nagging reminders remain. In my case thirty years after and for the rest of my life. On the evening of July 6, 1994, I was heading home to Van Nuys from …
Forty years before he became the visionary builder of downtown Los Angeles’ Angels Flight funicular, James Ward Eddy found himself in the nation’s capital when the Civil War began and on the front lines vastly outnumbered protecting the capital and the president. Found via two sources within the archives of newspapers.com’s archives, reprinted and transcribed …
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This cup belonged to my daughter. It was part of a “The Little Mermaid” set that included a matching plate, bowl, fork, knife and spoon given her as a gift when she a few years old. I can’t remember what for, if it was her birthday or Christmas. I can’t remember exactly when, sometime in …