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I remember in the sad and fragile period after Mikey died, when I was so certain that my father’s heart ..

If my father saw a blind man stranded at the curb of a busy intersection, he would stop his car ..

Samuel Reuben delighted in delighting his children. We knew how very much we were loved by him, and we had ..

Samuel Reuben had an incredible mind. It danced forward, backward, up and down on a tightrope of unpredictability, always surprising, ..

January 5, 1975 Dear Shelly, There is a blanket of snow over everything outside. It is great for making snowballs and temporary ..

General Headquarters Office of Samuel Reuben June 17, 1974 Dear Selma, Shelly, Linda & Chucky, I am writing this letter in quadruples to insure ..

When I called Ollie during my rare trips home, he remembered me. Every time. But I never gave him the ..

Ever since I left home, I always asked about Ollie when I came back. It wasn’t that it was at ..

What follows is the first letter I received from my father after my brother, Michael, died. April 3, 1974 Dear Shelly, When nature ..

My brother, Mikey, died on a beautiful day. The temperature was eighty degrees. He had borrowed his friend’s raft. It ..

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