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Birth Date: 3/30/1928
Death Date: 4/24/2005
Washington Park East Cemetery
1st President's #1, Section W12, Row 9, Crypt 150-D
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"A Poem for Bob"
I can tell you who won the 1938 World Series, who the short stop was, how many innings the game went...
I can tell you my mother's maiden name and how she touched my face when I cried as a child...
I can tell you when television was invented and the make of our family's first automobile...
If only I knew...who am I?
I can tell you the date Pearl Harbor was bombed...
I can tell you when John F. Kennedy was president...
I can tell you who sang Jailhouse Rock in the 50's...
If only I knew ... who am I?
I can remember who Glen Miller was...
I can remember getting to see 2 feature length movies and a newsreel at the local movie theater...
I can tell you the name of the theater...
If only I knew...who am I?
I can remember my favorite teachers name in school when I was in the second grade...
I can remember Annie, although I don't know who she is...
I can remember so many things from so long ago...
If only I knew...who am I?
I know the lady with the laughing eyes and low voice cares for me...
I know she makes sure I am cared for, with loving touches and a soothing smile...
I know that I can't remember her name, but sometimes I do remember love...
If only I knew...who am I?
I know that I don't like mayonnaise or chicken...
I know that I love chocolate chip cookies, will eat them till they are all gone if someone would only let me...
I know the cookie lady loves me, but I don't remember her name...
If only I knew...who am I?
I don't remember last month, last week, last night...
I don't remember that I shaved myself this morning...
I don't remember the last time I ate or what the meal was...
I don't remember if this is April or October...
But for one lucid moment, I remembered who I am...
I am Alzheimer's...
Poem for Bob
By Kat Thorson
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