#remembrance

#remembrance

My grandma called me as I walked down the street with my best friend: Sweetheart, I have someone here who wants to talk to you. I nearly fainted the day I heard his voice on the other end of my line. Hey Baby Girl, do you know who this is? Dad? Was this my long-lost father? Because I was in foster care at the time, my grandma was not supposed to call me and connect us. But I was happy she did because I was able to build my relationship with him on my terms.

As a family scholar who studies fathers, I've noticed a pattern: Father's Day is often the one time of year media outlets reach out to talk about dads.

A year ago today we held you as you took your last breaths. They said it could take a day or 2, I was so scared I wouldn't be holding you when you left and that was so important to me.

Fr Convey said they were gathered to support Alan's family at this difficult time. He was reminded that grief is the price we must pay for having loved. Little Alan was very much loved indeed, and so the pain of grief runs even deeper.

The Guardian's new video series 'Poems to remember' invites viewers to engage with poetry that resonates with personal loss, celebrating the lives of departed loved ones.

Our Juneteenth Ritual of Remembrance is a prayerful honoring of the enslaved people who didn't live to see freedom come. It emphasizes a deep spiritual connection through diverse faiths.

"Welcome to Okular278, a five-star repository built to honour your loved ones. The Węglox Mining Company is here to help you through this difficult time."

The bleuet, or cornflower, is a key symbol in France on May 8th and November 11th, representing remembrance of those who served in wars.

Every year, Israelis gather to honor those lost to conflict, but this year marks a particularly poignant moment as they confront the longest war in their history.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in my office at 1 Wall St. Every moment, every part of that day, you remember it.

"When we arrived, I was overwhelmed by the number of gravesites. Then I looked down and realized I was standing in front of my mother's grave marker."

I hung up the phone, and I thought about Mr. Lindenblatt his first name was Jehuda, pronounced Yehuda, though it feels seditious to even say the first name of a childhood friend's father.

The Poppy Factory in south London, which has provided employment for ex-military personnel for over a century, celebrates VE Day with an open afternoon.

"Today in this church I am very conscious that there exists many who have been forced to face terrorism at very close quarters, whether as bereaved families, as injured survivors, as former colleagues of those murdered or injured, or indeed eyewitnesses and first responders."

Maria Lauro expressed that her appearance on Jeopardy! was a dream come true, yet deeply bittersweet after the recent loss of her husband, who had encouraged her to apply.