Christmas has always been a time
to reflect for me. This year I plan to reflect in a different way as part of
this week’s post. Please indulge me as the post will not be in the normal vein
or follow any sequential pattern that I had “semi" established. In
this post, I have made a list of those who are no longer living as a way to
share my Christmas thoughts with you. My project ascribes just a single word
that comes to my mind when I think of these important people. You
may recognize some of these people as subjects of a past post, but all have made
a difference in my life and career. Little
did I realize how difficult a one word description would be. Starting with
my mother and grandparents and working through others without explanation
of who they were, and what effect they had, I will make my best attempt at recognizing
them here.
To each of you...I think of you often. Some of you were Christian, some of you were Jewish, but all personified the spirit of the season we celebrate. Here are those one-word thoughts:
Eileen
Spuller - creative
James
Spuller - checkers
Leona
Spuller - compassionate
Paul
Monroe - frugal
Bessie
Monroe - gentle
Art Hughes
- talented
Ed Justa -
astute
John
Suveges - professional
Dave
Dalton - affable
Dick
Chappell - gregarious
Palmer
Maples - teacher
Elsie
Maples - gentle
Joe
Fitzpatrick - inspiring
Adelaide
Fitzpatrick - faith
Kerry
Smith - competitive
Faye
Smith- thoughtful
Dean
Smith- giving
Rose Hyde
- generous
Gilbert
Meyers - misunderstood
Robert
Meyers - generous
Carl
Shoudell - professional
Dick
Eckstein - charitable
Moe Meyers
- encouraging
Dick Early
- loyal
Sue
Potempa - humor
Bob Allen
- talented
Bud Mull -
classy
Bob
Stimpson - compassionate
Reader, here
is your assignment...try this exercise with those who have been near and dear
to your heart, but are no longer living. I know I have been blessed
by many who have passed, and I believe those interactions made me a better
person.
This most likely will be the last post of 2015. I hope you have been entertained, amused, or spurred to some action resulting from my "post corporate life" retirement posts. Please comment or send me your feedback on whether the posts are germane and helpful to you. So that you know, the list could have been much longer so my apologies to those not highlighted.
Best to you and yours in 2016. Until next time...
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