Lurlene Kirkpatrick

My maternal grandmother Lurlene Kirkpatrick was born 1914 in Kingston Jamaica to Raglan Kirkpatrick and Robertha Pitter. Who were her grandparents…

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Say My Name

I never knew my maternal grandfather, Therald Jonas. He died in 1949, well before my birth. He was an alcoholic and alcoholism led to his death. I have always felt a strange closeness to him. More than just blood or DNA, but a feeling he is trying to reach out to me. Perhaps it’s because…

Jonas

Here we are JonasNever met, they say its soWhere is my comfortTo the bottle, here we goNever mind what damage doneFor now, peaceful thoughts will wait – James Thorald Dominic Jonas was the only grandparent I never met, never knew. Although I always felt a deep connection with him. He was born in 1903 and…