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The Grandfathers Who Taught Me How to Live

July 25, 2026 by C.J.

Grandpa Barney's birthday a couple of years ago

Two men born twenty-one days apart in the summer of 1923. Two boys shaped by the Great Depression. Two grandfathers who taught me that a good life is built less by extraordinary moments than by showing up for the ordinary ones. There are certain coincidences in a family that do not seem particularly remarkable when … Read more

The Four Svagera Brothers: Walking Home Together One Last Time

July 13, 2026 by C.J.

Today we laid my great-uncle Eugene “Eug” Svagera to rest. With that simple act, an era quietly came to an end. The four Svagera brothers, Charlie, Joe, George (“Red”), and Eugene (“Eug”)are together once again. As I sat in the Church during Mass today, I could not help but think that perhaps no four brothers ever shared … Read more

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