RoseAnn V. Shawiak Hero Poems

Our Dad, a Naval World War II vet and hero, Father and Grandpop, died last night.
At eighty three, he fulfilled his life's mission with
seven daughters and one son.
A life always filled with spontaneity and unending work.
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Looking about, noticing the crowd here at the MLK breakfast,
thinking we have come a long way since 1961.

Back then, moving to Arizona in December, we had to travel
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Totally engrossed in life, finding so many things to
do, having challenges to meet, experiencing new things,
for the first time.
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Listening to two sisters telling the story of a
stranger doing a home invasion, heart going out
to them.
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