Archive for the ‘Family’ Category
Monday, January 28th, 2008
This is how I get Max to practice:
Get my bass and his violin out. Ask Max to help me learn his pieces on the bass (i.e. Suzuki book 1, ABCs of Violin, Fiddle Magic, etc...) Play the piece he's working on and ask him to point out any mistakes. ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
I am overdue for posting anything about our Yosemite trip, especially so because we have just returned a month later from our trip to Disneyland. It was good to do two back-to-back vacations this year. I feel we're getting back into the swing of having fun. Which reminds me: I ...
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Monday, July 2nd, 2007
Below is the talk I gave at the opening of the memorial service for my grandfather, Edwin Lee Ellis, last Saturday night at The Athenian School in Danville, California:
My grandfather was always very eager to start off each holiday meal with the tradition of giving thankssaying grace. I always hated ...
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
Viewing/Wake
Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 1 to 4 PM
Wilson & Kratzer Chapel
825 Hartz Way
Danville, CA 94526
(925) 820-2999
Internment
Saturday, June 23, 2007, 11 AM
Green Hills Memorial Park
Lot 148, Memory Lawn Section
27501 South Western Avenue
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 90275
(310) 831-0311
Memorial Service
Saturday, June 30, 2007, 7 PM (tentative time)
The Athenian School
2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd.
Danville, ...
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
My grandfather, the person whom I really consider like my father actually, passed away today. Below is the obituary I wrote:
Edwin Lee Ellis, longtime high school educator and former dean of students at The Athenian School in Danville, California, passed away early Friday, June 15. He was 90 years old. ...
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