This is part of a series of stories from my book, Missed Opportunities - Journeys to My Ancestors. One morning, an older man with thick wavy white hair stood in front of me. He was from Greece and had a strong loving presence. I noticed that he had twinkly blue eyes and a wide barrel-shaped …
Dmytro
The church I attended as a child was called St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church. It was just down the road from where I grew up, so we walked to church on Sundays. This is a story about my Grandfather, Dmytro Kicak, more affectionately known as Gigi. He and a neighbor, Maxim …
Thomas
This is the 3rd in a series of Ancestor stories I will post from my book Missed Opportunities, Journeys to my Ancestors When Thomas first appeared, he told me that he had a place, a role in his community. There was something about a fence becoming a big issue because it was a boundary …