[Magdalen] Nice Nephew Surprise

[Clarissa Canning]

Wow. I know how special it is to have the life celebration at family summer
place. My family did that in New Hampshire with my Dad last summer .  I
still miss Dad  and  knowing he back on our Mountain makes me happy.

On Jul 14, 2016 5:24 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <charles.wohlers at verizon.net>
wrote:

> Can't get  better than that playlist!
>
> And, you've certainly picked a scenic location for the service!
>
> Chad Wohlers
> East Bridgewater, MA USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Hart Sent: Thursday, July 14,
> 2016 5:26 PM To: magdalen at herberthouse.org Subject: [Magdalen] Nice
> Nephew Surprise
> So, for those of you who haven't followed my immediate doings on Facebook,
> or whom I failed to adequately inform here which could be most of you,
> let's recap. My father as you may recall died in March in Florida, just shy
> of 93 years of age. His body was cremated with the plan that we would hold
> his memorial service in the summer in Maine where our family have had a
> summer home for a century or more. That service and the interment of his
> ashes will take place this Saturday (causing me to miss the consecration of
> my new bishop, but family takes precedence) and I traveled up here
> yesterday. My brother and his wife were already up here and both of his
> sons needed to get here along with me. So the three of us all arrived on
> the same flight via different connections to Baltimore and I picked up a
> rental car in Portland, Maine. From there it's another three hours to
> Castine where we are presently (and have been for five generations in one
> manner or another).
>
> Now here's the surprise. My younger nephew (18 yrs old) immediately hooked
> up his iPhone to the USB port in the rental car, a new feature to me, and
> proceeded to play music for our three hour drive. I was unsure what I might
> be in for, but lo and behold I was greeted with Miles Davis, Stan Getz,
> Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, and the like. I don't know where the kid
> picked up this taste in music. His father likes good jazz, but that's
> usually a source of rebellion in the young. Wherever he acquired his
> playlist it was a welcome and joyous surprise to me and made the drive
> quite pleasant.
>
>
> --
>
> Christopher Hart
>
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