Posted this today on Facebook -
I don't want to lose this incident so decided to make a add it to a "post".
Arlington National Cemetery delivers many serendipities. Today I joined Susanna Connelly Holstein,
her husband Larry and her sister Teresa on their visit to Arlington to
touch base with their Connelly grandfather and a great-grandfather -
Granny Sue and Larry knew Jim - we all met at the WVA Storytelling
Festival - in 1998 - so - . First stop - a friend- hello for Jim. Right
away Susanna noticed - our long time-neighbor Arlington neighbor -
buried next to our grave the same week
our daughter Gretchen was buried there - is a CONNELLY - " Ellouise, he
could be one of our Connellys" - and his name "Harry" is a familiar name
in their family tree. Talk about small world - in today and in forever -
if that pans out. Lt Col Connelly is one of the neighbors I talk
about in my Arlington Story - he fought in WWI and WWII and was in the
Air Corps and USAF Force. What really touched me about this coincidence -
- since I had already made one visit this week - I almost stayed home -
- I would have missed this altogether. Life often visits us with these
surprises and I am very grateful I was there for this one!!! Crossing
my fingers Lt Col is a Susanna connection - but as my daughter says - it
doesn't really matter - we have had a Connelly connection in WVA for a
long time.
— with Susanna Connelly Holstein. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ellouise and Susanna Holstein Later this afternoon Susanna - wrote about our visit to Arlington from her perscpective. Always good to two sets of eyes on a story |
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