Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

Looking at the pictures of John in the previous posts, I'm struck by how unchanged his physical essence was for a period of almost 30 ye...

Recall this post and this post which give strong testimony to John's service to his nation as a civilian. In looking for the photo in...

All of the off-spring of the Leonard kids of Plainview are special in their own way. But John was extra special, because he was the first -...

It was two years ago this weekend that Jes attended her commencement ceremonies, having graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland th...

Recall the posting from last year by Bridget, John's friend and high school classmate. Bridget has her own family blog at which she re...

The folks at the Washington Regional Transplant Community were struck by the simple beauty of Jes' Blog posting of a remembrance to her ...

It was five years ago today that John's Mammy (Dad's Mom) , preceded John to heaven. After Mammy's funeral, all the grandchildr...

It's a beautiful, sunny day. Immediately, I want to share my thoughts with you. I go to my phone, to call like old times, But suddenly, ...

Thanks to Mary & Tom as well as Gail for the lovely additions.

But not the memories -- thanks to Alex, Steve & Sue, and Mary Ann & Tom for the cherry tress which serve as a living memorial.

This blog was created to allow ALL of John's friends and family to share their remembrances of JW. It is a virtual and hopefully perpet...

This past Sunday, April 6th, we had the opportunity to have a get together consisting of Papa, Mike, Gina, Aunt Ticia, Uncle Ken, Mary Ann ...

It's April 7th -- it's been one year. While there is an urge to write something profound at this point in time, the English languag...

Spring has sprung and among other things, the baseball season is upon us, and as most baseball fans know, the Washington Nationals opened th...

Apparently, the cherry tress in Southern Maryland don't adhere to the schedule set forth in the Washington Post since it appears that Jo...

(Along with a Pseudo-gnome) Recall the earlier posting which depicted the route taken by Alex and Jes in their cross-country travels with A...

BLOSSOM WATCH

Recall the earlier posting regarding a dear radio show and how on April 7th we looked upon it as a fitting requiem for John, especially sin...

According to the Washington Post , they should peak on John's big little brother's birthday, April 3rd.

Per the earlier posts here , here , and here , the season's still renewing!

Our local archdiocesan newspaper, the Catholic Standard , recently did a feature article on Mother Catherine Spalding School. In it, they m...

Track the progress from post to post .

A tax-deductible charitable scholarship fund in John's memory has been established at Mother Catherine Spalding School. For those inte...

Per the earlier post , the blossoms continue to progress.

The weekend of March 7th, Alex headed to San Francisco to embark on the next phase of her life plan. Of the many passions John and Alex sha...

Another year -- spring is here -- and perpetual life manifests itself all around us. Recall that central to John's memorial is a bench...

Today is Easter and a time to especially remember JW. Last Easter, God welcomed John home. Now he watches over all of us, protecting and nou...

...we had not seen before. Here is John and Alex on the Mall in DC at a kickball game -- most likely in June '06.

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...