April 14, 2010
My Mom was not a big jewelry freak. She liked costume pieces that were a little flashy for ‘events,’ but not on a regular basis. Being a Depression Kid, though, she knew the value of gold and stones and for an anniversary she asked my father to get her some nice diamond studs she could [...]
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April 8, 2010
My Dad, Stratford S. Hilliard, lost his seven-year fight with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in February 2009. He was two months shy of his 89th birthday. He was the 12th of 13 children, but ended up being the patriarch of our large extended family. Of almost all of his brothers and sisters who had children, he [...]
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