Live so that you may live. The phrase suggests that one should live life to the fullest and without fear of the possible consequences. My teacher, mentor and friend, Joseph Gilpin helped to instill this into my soul. Joe was an amazing soul, a Bostonian priest who ended up teaching Latin in Bradenton, FL. Joe passed away unexpectedly …
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I am saddened to learn of the passing of former White House Chef and author Walter Scheib. Here is a story on it, apparently he was hiking in New Mexico and went missing. Thoughts are with his family and friends. I enjoyed my time with him.  He had fascinating stories.  See here my …
I just received this from the Cornell Athletics dept (and my old wrestling coach, Andy Noel, our athletic director)… and all I could think was wow, what an amazing life.  I thought I’d share it here.   Thanks Andy for sharing. Remembering Louis J. Conti Cornell University Class of 1941, US Marine  Lou Conti …
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