my family had taken me and my one year younger sister to the labor day rally in detroit in 1959, right after mr kennedy had got the democratic party nomination for the presidency. i have very fuzzy memories of JFK shaking my fathers and my hand along the rope line after his speech.
on that dark day, it was sunny and cold in michigan. the first grade class had just started the after lunch session when the teacher was summoned to the office by the principal via the school speaker. she left the room and stayed away for some time. she returned in tears. we were sent home. i remember watching walter cronkite, in his shirtsleeves reading the news. (no news person EVER spoke on the news without being in a proper suit then) i remember going to mass that night to pray for his soul and for the country. i remember the stillness in the neighborhood during the funeral. i remember seeing the pictures in the detroit free press the next days.
joyce who has princess peanut, spokesdog for the catpack, mojo, magic, kira and squirty, members of the catpack, angel duke, a good dog who is missed and angel alex the wonder dog, handsome prince.
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