I HAVE KNOWN MY BROTHER AL FOR 81 YEARS, WHICH WAS HIS AGE WHEN HE DIED SUNDAY AFTER A LONG BOUT WITH PARKINSONS, THE LAST FIVE OF WHICH WAS IN A NURSING HOME IN LANSING.  

HE SERVED IN THE FIELD ARTILLERY IN THE KOREAN WAR, SPENT MUCH OF HIS LIFE REPAIRING AND TUNING UP BIBYCLES.  HE LOVED MUSIC AND IS NOW A PART OF THE HEAVENLY CHOIR, I'M SURE.  HE LEAVES A WIFE AND TWIN SONS AND HIS ONLY BROTHER WHO IS WRITING THIS BLOG.  I WILL BE ABSENT FROM THESE PAGES A FEW DAYS.  THANK YOU. JUKE