Day: July 31, 2009

I hate funerals, but Aunt Irma had a nice one. It was at St Clements Church in St. Bernard. No matter how much the Pfeiffers spread out, it seems like St Bernard is their ground zero. They seem to take over the church, as most of the paintings on the wall were painted by my Aunt Clara, Irma’s sister.

Aunt Clara's painting behind the altar

Aunt Irma was born in 1919. Of course that was the year of the Spanish flu, to remind us that things haven’t changed that much. She grew up (eventually with 12 brothers and sisters) in over-the-rhine and Vine street, a really nice neighborhood at the time, but dangerous and trendy now. Uncle Herb was caught in the Army in WW2, but married Irma after the war. The latest count includes 5 kids, 17 grandchildred, and 10 great grandchildren. Whew.

Dick Gelhaus’ wife Peggy delivered a moving eulogy, that included how many times the kids shot themselves with BB guns! She was a great Aunt and will be missed.

St. Clements Church..

Kathy and I have made it past the 8 year hurdle. We got married on July 21st 2001. I wanted to wait till september to get married, however it’s a good thing we did do it when we did or we would have got caught up in all that 9/11 stuff.

Of course our honeymoon got off to a rocky start, as the plane broke down. We waited 8 hours in the airport for them to fix it, then off to the Bahamas for a wonderful honeymoon. We finally got up the nerve to visit the World Trade Center site in 2006. It really is a big hole in the ground.

Tired of waiting for plane, Kathy takes action...

Well the time has really flown by. Kathy’s daughter Ashley has a 1 year old now, and Boo Bear just breaks your heart. We’re settling down to the next 8 years and the eight after that!

Anniversary dinner at Dee Felice Nightclub...

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