Browsing Tag »Patricia Palter Gagnon«

The letter with the old stamps →  July 15, 2011

BufferIt all started with this weird letter I got from the synagogue. It was hand addressed to me. I opened it and discovered it was a notification for the Yahrzeit of my mother Patricia (z”l) – the annual memorial of my mother’s passing two years ago. It seems so long ago now. My mother was suffering [...]

Unveiling the monument →  December 17, 2009

BufferThe monument for Patricia was mounted yesterday. It seems so long ago that we were in London, struggling with her sickness and inevitable passing. Traditionally, the monument would remain covered and we would go to the cemetery after our year of mourning for the unveiling. Instead, we will remember her by reading a prayer that is often read [...]