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A FEW WORDS ABOUT MY DAD
from 2017 in ( family / holmes / lionel / obituaries )

I tried to come up with the best word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: He was the most ----- man I have ever known. He was certainly the finest, hands-down, bar none. Most fair-minded, too. With seven kids ready to cry It's not fair! at any moment, he had to be good about that.He always made it clear that none of his kids was h... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 3
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Old SacramentoOnce Bijou and her people hooked up with Elizabeth and her people, our first stop was a candy store called Candy Heaven (do not go to candyheaven.com!). As Michael noticed, there's almost nothing but candy stores there. And they were making money hand over fist. Michael was, as usual, smarter and more disci... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 2
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3The ZooThe next morning, I was up before Elizabeth. I couldn't wait for her to wake up, so I snuck downstairs for some free coffee. She would have freaked out to wake up and find me gone. Passing through the lobby, I said good morning to an elderly male resident. He was pleasant, but mostly ignored me in favor of his morni... read more

DAD'S 94TH BIRTHDAY, PART 1
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / lionel / birthdays )

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3Going to CaliforniaA couple weeks ago for my Dad's 94th birthday, I brought my (almost) 8-year-old daughter, Elizabeth. A couple of family members would finally get to meet her. Her mom, Tara, had no vacation days available and so stayed behind. She was probably happy to have me and Elizabeth gone a few days. Tara dropped... read more

ELEANOR AND LIONEL
from 2001 in ( family / holmes / lionel / obituaries )

Eleanor's back surgery was a success!Everyone warned me against back surgery, she says. But, I'd be in a wheelchair now if I hadn't had surgery!O Progresso newsletterNew book! Portuguese Pioneers of the Sacramento Area by Lionel Holmes and Joseph D'AlessandroMini-Bio Graduated from St. Mary's College (in Moraga, CA) with a ... read more

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