Christopher Keith Hall

Hello.

I've avoided writing lately as unfortunately, after a long battle with cancer, my uncle passed away. There are always too many things to write about the life of one person and the place they held in the course of your life. So because of that, I will simply say that all too often it seems we are reminded of life's brevity after the fact.

I'm constantly scavenging here for good books or interesting articles (in the flesh!), which I know my uncle would have been proud of. I found this quote in my scavenges at a hotel in Leon:

Late Fragment (Raymond Carver)
"And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth."

To read more about CKH: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/05/christopher-keith-hall
There is always the list of achievements (or in the case of others..events of interest), included in the memory of someone's life. But for me, my favorite things about my uncle are the tiny little stories he shared, his love for nonsense (especially in the form of old children's books), and his passion for preserving history. His history will be preserved with me.

Sending love and gratitude.

W