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Birthday Boy, center, his daughter, Patty, in the foreground in blue shirt.
The rest are neighbors who dropped by to sing and eat cake, some wiping off blue frosting in time for this photo. |
Joe Daly's 86th Birthday drew a crowd for cake last night, celebrating our neighbor's big day in the midst of a big moving project. His daughter is here from Seattle for a time, his house is listed for sale; the widower will be returning to his native California to live near family there. We'll miss Joe's friendly presence as we fondly recall the years of gentle chit-chat. During his 15 years here, Joe adapted well to the Minnesota climate and adopted the Twins and perhaps even a bit of the accent. A gentleman always, the former boxer, grocer, merchant marine and union leader contributed much to the neighborhood. Today he and Patty are staging a garage sale as they reorganize for the big move. Our best always.
