Penny & Rose were married in 1937 and bought their first home three years later for $3,700. Penny continued to work in his native Glassport, a small mill town in western Pennsylvania, and chose to work in the hardest, most dangerous part of the Copperweld mill because it paid the best...

I couldn’t wait to get out to the farm at the start of summer. The sound of country dirt road hitting our tires filled the car with unmatched excitement…

With the passing of our beloved Uncle Roy in January 2020, we decided to write a series of memories in his honor. They’re brief in length, but profound, much like the memories that come and go throughout our days…

PART I  |  Before he died, Rose’s brother, Michael, recounted his storied life, from his humble roots in western Pennsylvania to his countless adventures of love and service in the U.S. Navy. It’s a sweet and cinematic journey of a man scanning his memory with gratitude at a life well lived. These are his words, and this is his story…

PART II  |  It is in these later moments of my life that I think about what the future holds for all I have been fortunate to know throughout my life.  I hope and pray for their successes, happiness, health, and love…