Tag: Mourning

  • Christmas Day with Mom

    Christmas day we had a feast waiting for us prepared by Mom and Dad. We had both ham and turkey with stuffing and all the fixings. As usual everything was delicious. My mom knows how to cook (and how to tell my dad what to do to make her delicious meals — he has been…

  • Christmas Eve with Mom

    We had a good Christmas together. Christmas eve the Haas side (Mom’s side) of the family (my Dad’s family are almost all in Virginia) get together for dinner and gift exchange. We have done this for as long as I can remember. We had a great time seeing all the aunts, uncles and cousins (there…

  • Majel Barrett Roddenberry Joins Gene in the Final Frontier

    Roddenberry.com posted this morning that Majel had passed away. “Majel Barrett Roddenberry passed away this morning, December 18, 2008, at 12:27 AM in her Bel Air home. She died peacefully, in her sleep, and was surrounded by family and loved ones. “My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that Star Trek fans played a…

  • Forrest J Ackerman Passes Away

    The number one fan of all things science fiction passes away. Forrest J Ackerman, the man who started the Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and shared his home for years with fellow fans died last week (Dec 4th 2008). I have very fond memories of a visit to his Ackermansion back in 2000 with my…

  • Happy Thanksgiving

    It started out as a good day. Good food. Spent the day with my family. Then my Dad called tonight to tell me my grandmother died tonight. We were not close any more. I hadn’t seen her in the last few years. But still she was my grandmother none the less.

  • Comic Book Show In Reading PA

    I was just reading about a Comic Book Show in Reading, PA at the Expo Center. The Expo’s website had no information about the show other than the dates (September 6-7). So I did a search for more info and learned that the show is hosted by Comic Geek Speak. For more show information check…

  • Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies

    Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday. Singer Issac Hayes seen performing in the U.K. last year. Hayes was found dead Sunday at age 65. more photos » Relatives found Hayes,…

  • Taking Care of Grave Matters

    Gravesite Masters knows how to handle grief in fact they can even handle it for you. Whether you simply can’t bear to go back after burying a loved one or you live to far away to get back to the grave as often as you want they take care of it for you. Gravesite Masters…

  • Liz Martelli You Will Be Missed

    Two days ago a young girl in our neighborhood died in a car accident. She was only 24. Only a few years older than my niece. While I may not have personally known her I do remember hearing about her from my friend who was her art teacher in middle school and about how talented…

  • One-car Crash Kills Reading Woman

    A Reading woman was killed Saturday morning when she lost control of her car on Route 30 in Hellam Township. Elizabeth Martelli was westbound on Route 30 when she drove off the road between 6 and 7 a.m. and flipped into a cornfield about a mile east of the Hellam exit, York County Deputy Coroner…

  • Faces of Death

    Faces of Death Videos FACE OF DEATH – A gruesome shockumentary that looks at death experiences around the world, in uncensored film footage that offers coverage of autopsies, suicides, executions, and animal slaughter. Not for the squeamish. Volume 2 further explores graphic coverage of death experiences around the world. Not for the squeamish. Volume 3…