Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

This past Wednesday, a check was presented to the principal at Mother Catherine Spalding School conveying the proceeds of John's memoria...

This past weekend, the Leonard clan got together to celebrate John's granddad's (Papa) 85th birthday. A memorable time was had by a...

We have become aware lately of individuals who have made contributions to John's Scholarship Fund who have not received an acknowledgmen...

Recall the earlier posting about the rock from Alcatraz which Alex made certain to bring back to John. There is now a companion rock on the...

At this post from the other day, we gave an update as to the status of John's scholarship fund. One of the things to accomplish during...

Today, John's earliest best friend, Joe, along with his wife, dropped by for a visit. They brought with them photos of John we had not ...

One of the most exhilarating things John did in his life was to hike up the Andes to Machu Picchu, a pre-Columbian Inca site located at 7,97...

One of the purposes of this blog is to keep John's family and friends up to date with respect to the status of the scholarship fund esta...

In addition to the memories of road trips past included in the below post , Mom wanted to be certain that we captured for the blog our fond ...

Thanksgiving around the family dining room table, of course, was not an option this year. The challenge was to try to replace some of the p...

Recall the original challenge and the subsequent first out of the gate by Mike and Gina. Well, it seems the VT Gnome continued his world ...

Recall the earlier blog entry regarding Mom & Dad's birthday gift to Alex -- a quilt made, in part, from swatches of John's clo...

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You all may recall that a couple of months ago, John's AT issued somewhat of a challenge at this post as to where in the world the VT g...

Mike popped the big question to Gina Saturday night and she said yes! Mike then surprised Gina with a big celebration in Old Town Alexandri...

This morning, shortly before 9:00 a.m., Grandma (John's Mom's Mom) joined John in heaven. While heaven represents the fulfillment ...

Mike and Dad were comparing notes the other day about people we have become aware of as of late who keep John's picture close at hand. ...

Alex always wanted to go visit Alcatraz but no one was willing to make the boat trip with her; no one, that is, other than John. On their l...

Continuing on the course of action he planned with his brother earlier this year, Michael ran a half marathon in Virginia Beach on Labor Day...