May 2nd and 3rd, 2004: My Brother George’s Last Days

I wrote this several years back, but I love this story of my brother George’s last day. My brother approached death with such grace, it was awe-inspiring.   *** Twenty-one years ago tomorrow, my brother George passed away. He was 54 years old. George called on the evening of May 2nd, 2004, and told me that…

Tribute to My Late Brother Jim on His Birthday Today

Today is my older brother Jim’s birthday. He was born in 1946 and died in 1995 from AIDS. Jim was one of those guys who loved both sailing and flying. He owned a 45-foot ocean-faring sailboat and a Bonanza Beechcraft airplane. He sailed to Hawaii in his sailboat; he flew to Texas, picked up our…