Remembering Mom: It's Been Three Years

Geraldine Margaret Guokas Pape, October 19, 1928 - November 30, 2019

It's been three years now since I lost my mom, and I miss her.  This photo of her, taken sometime between 1998 and 2016,  is a favorite of my niece Madison Pape, who yesterday graduated from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with a master's degree in sustainable development.

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Remembering Dad: It's Been Five Years

Five years ago today, I lost my dad, Frederick Henry Pape, when he was 88.  Hard to believe it has been that long.  This photo is the last one I have of him, taken August 26, 2017, at the Marakesh Cafe and Grill.  Marakesh was a Middle Eastern restaurant very near my parents' duplex in Austin, and they ate there often.  I ate there nearly every Saturday evening in December 2017 and January 2018, when I was cleaning out the duplex after Dad's death.  The restaurant closed that April when Abir Saadeh, the owner, decided to retire.

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