John J. Mckenna born August 20,1948 died March 29, 2020. John passed away at his home in Somerville after a prolonged illness. John was a lifelong resident of Somerville. He was the second of eight children born to the late James F. McKenna and Evelyn McKenna. He is survived by his c...
An Eye for Eternity, chapter 1 byNathan Hobby biographical method biographies biography as a literary form ≈3 Comments Mark McKenna opens his 2011 biography of the Australian historian Manning Clark (1915-1991) with a beautiful section describing Clark’s voice. ‘His voice sounded the entire per...
It was no ordinary obituary, obviously. I believe Archie had some input into it. He had a terminal disease, he knew he was dying, and his obit included tidbits about his life that no one else likely would have known or thought significant. Seriously, who includes golfing exploits in an ...
Obituary from Grand Rapids Newspaper, December, 1979 BIGGINS — J. Alfred Biggins, aged 68, passed away Thursday in Glendora, CA. Surviving are his wife Jane (Drueke) Biggins; his children, Mrs. Jack Williams (Emily) of Redding, CA, Peter Biggins of Birmingham, MI, Commander James Big...