My paternal grandmother was born 1895 in Kingston Jamaica. She was the sixth child of nine born to George Washington Delapenha and Ester Jones. Diabetes cut her life short at the age of 79 when I was 19. I’ll never forget her warm smile.
Here are a few stories…
What Side Are You On
Man, that was some dream. I’m walking down the street with my Uncle Fred. As we passed by a newspaper stand, I could see the year was 1921. A newspaper headline read Yankees Win World Series! I could tell it was night in the city, but there was so much life. Hustle and bustle everywhere.…
Listen Young Fella
My great uncle Oliver was killed August 15, 1942, eight days shy of his 41st birthday. He was a merchant seaman during WW2 when his ship was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in the North Atlantic. His body was never recovered. He left behind a wife and twelve-year-old son. I have always felt his presence,…
A Fourth of July Story
Winston Churchill called it the “worst journey in the world”. He was referring to the World War II Artic route ships would follow to provide necessary war supplies to the Soviet Union. It was commonly referred to as the Murmansk Run. From 1941 to 1945 there were approximately 40 such runs that followed the 1,500-mile…
In Search of James 