In Memoriam
In Memoriam
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Richard (Dick) Patterson
July 10
Age 74
The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/page/28/)
Lately I’ve been shoe shopping and have been amazed at developments in shoe technology. By “shoe technology” I don’t mean the technology of manufacturing shoes, I mean the technology of putting the shoe on your foot.
Although fathers have traditionally passed on their companies to their sons, in the case of the Demko clan, middle child and only daughter, Cheryl, was the one who desired to carry on the family business.
“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
Connecticut and the other states in the Northeast did a great job flattening the coronavirus curve and beating back the worst pandemic in 100 years. And, little by little, life feels like it’s getting back to normal – at least in this part of the country.
Those Days by Hamilton Fish Armstrong & An Orphan of Hell’s Kitchen by Liz Freeland
Perhaps, like me, you have found that when authors write about obscure historical figures, their work becomes more a history of the era than an actual biography.
In light of recent events taking place across our nation, a number of courageous residents opened up to me to share their experiences about what it’s like to be a person of color and live, work and raise families in the Town of Suffield.