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SEASON OF JOY

Gathering around the Christmas tree, I couldn’t have been any happier.

With my wife Pauline, five children, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, the festivities were always something to look forward to.

Only, I couldn’t help but think that it would be the last Christmas Day that I’d get to share with them all – especially after what I had put them through…

Back in December 2005, enjoying a weekend in Rome

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