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T h e S t. G e o rg e fa m ily h a s lo s t th e ir P a tria rc h . M y fa th e r-in -la w , V e rn o n S t. G e o rg e ,
p a s s e d a w a y o n F e b ru a ry 1 8 th ,2 0 1 7 . F a th e r o f 6 , g ra n d fa th e r o f 1 2 a n d G re a t-G ra n d fa th e r
to 1 8 . H e w a s a c ru s ty o ld c o o t b u t s o ft a s m a rs h m a llo w in s id e a n d h is p re s e n c e w ill b e
g re a tly m is s e d . W h ile re a d in g h is o b itu a ry , a s to ry o f h is life , a c o u p le o f q u e s tio n s w e n t
th ro u g h m y m in d . H o w c a n th e y c o n d e n s e 8 5 y e a rs in 5 o r 6 p a ra g ra p h s ? W h o w ill te ll th e
re a l s to ry o f h is life ?
W h o w ill te ll w h a t a h a rd w o rk in g m a n h e w a s ? H e w e n t to w o rk e v e ry d a y a n d s u p p o rt
e d n o t o n ly h is w ife a n d s ix c h ild re n , b u t a ls o a c o u p le o f n ie c e s a n d a n e p h e w a lo n g th e w a y .
B e c a u s e o f h is e x a m p le , h is c h ild re n a re p ro d u c tiv e m e m b e rs o f s o c ie ty to d a y .
W h o w ill te ll th e s to rie s o f h is tim e in th e K o re a n w a r? H e v e ry p ro u d ly s e rv e d in th e
U n ite d S ta te s N a v y a n d w a s s ta tio n e d o n th e U S S P re s id e n t J a c k s o n . D u rin g h is tim e o n th e
s h ip , m a rin e s w e re re c o v e re d fro m th e d e s tru c tiv e B a ttle o f C h o s in a n d th e y u n lo a d e d m a
rin e s o n th e b e a c h h e a d s o f In c h o n .
W h o w ill te ll o f h is p rid e in h is c h ild re n a n d g ra n d c h ild re n ? W h ile g o in g th ro u g h
th in g s a t h is h o m e , th e re w e re n e w s p a p e r c lip p in g s fro m 1 0 to 2 0 y e a rs a g o . A c a d e m ic
a c h ie v e m e n ts , p o e try c o n te s ts a n d s p o rts a c h ie v e m e n ts , h e w a s p ro u d to s e e th a t th e y w e re
e x c e llin g , in w h a te v e r th e y c h o s e to d o .
W h o w ill te ll th a t h e w a s a g re a t frie n d ? O n c e y o u w e re h is frie n d , y o u w e re a frie n d
fo r life . W h o w ill te ll o f h is fa ith ? O f h is b e lie f in G o d ? H e w a s v e ry in v o lv e d w ith O u r L a d y
o f F a tim a C a th o lic C h u rc h in S h a d y C o v e , s e rv in g a s a re a d e r a n d o n s e v e ra l c o u n c ils .
W h o w ill te ll o f h is d e e p lo v e fo r h is w ife ? M a rrie d fo r 6 3 y e a rs a t th e tim e o f h is
d e a th , h is lo v e g re w m o re e a c h y e a r. F o r th e la s t fe w y e a rs , h e to o k c o m p le te c a re o f h e r
b e c a u s e o f th e A lz h e im e r's , a n d n e v e r m a d e a c o m p la in t.
I h o p e th a t h is c h ild re n a n d g ra n d c h ild re n c o n tin u e to te ll h is s to ry , fo r it is a s to ry
w o rth te llin g . H e a lw a y s to ld a ll o f u s to re m e m b e r th e M a in T h in g . (D o n 't g e t e x c ite d !)
In th e e n d , w h o w ill te ll y o u r s to ry ?