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Remembering A Grandfather Who Gave Her A Sense of Belonging

Many people come to StoryCorps to honor someone they love. For Libby Stroik, that person was her grandfather, Harry Golomski, who helped her find joy and happiness in the little things.
Harry Golomski with Libby Stroik (left) and one of her siblings in 1991.

Libby Stroik fondly remembers when she was little, waking up at sunrise with her grandfather, tiptoeing into the kitchen and drinking milk and sugar with a hint of coffee. She would climb into the "gentle giant's"

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