Dayton Obituaries

Together we did. RIP Jean Booker

There is no mention of Jean Booker on the worthless Dayton Public Schools website. Or of her passing. Forgetting those who came before, and what they did is a cardinal sin. It should not be my job to let the community know that a person who did as much for education in Dayton has passed- Read More

Thanks to a man named Shirley

For the life of me, I don’t remember how I got invited, but at age 22, freshly out of the Army on Temporary Disabled Retirement Leave, I found myself in a basement in Vandalia with a bunch of superheroes. Most of them, gray haired, and close to, or recently retired, they all shared a common Read More

Loss of institutional knowledge at Dayton Daily news showing

A good friend thanked me for posting about the passing of two former candidates for the Dayton City Commission. I didn’t write much- but, both times, the following day, the paper had a decent send-off for these past leaders. Granted, both of them died way too young (55, 53) but, by no means should they Read More