Category: heartbreak

Lyman Hardy | Brief Memories

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In 2018 I added Lyman Hardy to my Hotel of Life. This mainly contained his brief obituary. I felt his impact to my life deserved it’s own write up, and 17 years after his death I feel I can get some data down.

My freshman year (1995-1996) I attended Sweet Home High School. This year had many, many memories, including the O.J. Simpson Verdict (October 3, 1995), scoring a 10/10 on my Earth Science Final Project by actually communicating with scientists from the USGS via email (eadn001@prodigy.com), a Band Trip to Walt Disney World (March 1996), and a Field Trip to Old Fort Niagara, the latter being led by Mr. Hardy.

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Razing the Roof

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In my life I’ve lived at over 50 address. With so many places to have called home it would not be surprising that one or two of those houses and/or buildings would no longer be standing today. In looking back through and updating my “list of all my addresses” I happened to find 3 in Jamestown, NY within about 1000 feet of each other that are razed for their own reasons.

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The progress over 10 years…

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Previousness…

I had a job, a roof over my head, ability to purchase clothing and food without assistance.

I was also happily married and in the process with US Immigration to bring my then wife to the United States. After our nuptials and the failure for me to secure regular employment in Hong Kong I moved back to lay our roots. Within a month I was successful enough to return back for our first anniversary. Afterwards the separation got to us, and this 10 year reminder popped on my calendar today:

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