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"And it came to pass that the hard and painful life of my mother, Celia Goldstein Schlitt, came to an end on March 12, 1951, at the age of 62."

"My brother-in-law Jerry was one of the nicest people I have known."

"My father died June 30, 1931. I was 3½ years old."

"My non-ROL friends and my children have heard me mention ROL so often, I have decided to try to describe its origin, and how it has developed over the years."

"Having mentioned ROL (Reading Out Loud) so often, I decided to try to describe its origin, and how it evolved over the years. ROL is very important to me."
Revised and expanded draft of "The ROL" (2014)

"I prefer the term 'Last Years' rather than 'End of Life.'"

"It is Friday July 31, 2015, and I thought it would be a good idea to find out about funeral arrangements."

"A friend told me, that when her father retired, he would read the obituaries first thing every morning, and after he finished, and did not recognize any names, he would call out to his wife, 'Nobody died today'."

"When I was a kid, I once heard old folks talking about 'youth in Asia'."

"My father died on June 30, 1931."
Revised version of "A Monument For My Parents" (2013)