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June 14, 2007
The Real Estate Adviser: Father's Day brings up summer lake memories
By TOM KELLY
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Father's Day, my parents' wedding anniversary and the anniversary of my dad's death are all crammed into the same three-week period. I usually find myself grouping the trio of events together and reflecting on them as a package on each one of those days. Yet, this year, they seemed to be front and center more often.
I recently returned from a brief visit with my mom, 88, who was undergoing some tests to determine the cause of minor strokes. She was anxious and nervous about the exams and I attempted to brighten her outlook by bringing up the fact that summer was “right around the corner” and that I was eager to repair the dock at the lake cabin we share with another family.
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