nephew Andy's address

new mailing address.

EN3 Dailey, Andrew

USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

UNIT 100333 BOX 505

FPO, AA 34092

diary entry from June 17 2006

was very excited to find out that William Cullen Bryant was a character in a fiction book Forever that I am reading!

amazon.com listing: "This widely acclaimed bestseller is the magical, epic tale of an extraordinary man who arrives in New York in 1740 and remains ... forever. Through the eyes of Cormac O'Connor - granted immortality as long as he never leaves the island of Manhattan - we watch New York grow from a tiny settlement on the tip of an untamed wilderness to the thriving metropolis of today. And through Cormac's remarkable adventures in both love and war, we come to know the city's buried secrets - the way it has been shaped by greed, race, and waves of immigration, by the unleashing of enormous human energies, and, above all, by hope." November 2003

dad loved playing checkers with the grandkids, and taking them fishing, and letting them help him farm.....

Aunt Mary wrote that she & Aunt Freeda remember their Grandma Daisy Axsom singing Little Rosewood Casket.

found a youtube link....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO_f2xp3soE

couldn't find the lyrics on lyrics.com.....no one had published them.

it was written in 1870, first recorded in 1920, often considered a folk song. found some lyrics on google!

There's a little rosewood casket

settin' on a marble stand

there's a package of love letters

written by my true loves hand

go and bring them to me, brother.

come and set upon my bed

lay your head upon my pillow

while my aching heart grows dead.

read them gently to me brother

read them til I fall asleep.

Fall asleep to wake in heaven

oh dear brother do not weep.

Last Sunday I saw her walking

with a gentleman by her side

and I thought I heard him tell her

she was soon to be his bride.

When I am dead in my coffin

and my friends have gathered round

and my narrow grave is ready

in some lonesome churchyard ground.

There's a little rosewood casket

settin' on a marble stand

there's a package of love letters

written by my true loves hand.

Ronald Harry Hesseltine November 26, 1943 - December 22, 2014 Resided in Alamo, TX -

Ronald Harry Hesseltine, age 71, of Alamo, Texas, formerly of Urbandale, went to his Lord on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX. Ron was born on November 26, 1943 in Washington City, Iowa to William Charles Hesseltine and Esther Lucile Rice.

He is survived by his daughter, Christina McNeley of Johnston, IA; son, Richard Hesseltine of Norwalk, IA; brother, Ed (Joan) Hesseltine of Tullahoma, TN; sister, Thelma (Herb) Glendenning of Simpsonville, KY; sister, Sarah Nightingale, Donna, TX; sister, Nancy Kellett, Hickory, MS and sister, Linda Hesseltine of Omaha, NE. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dona Lynn Hesseltine; his son, Craig Hesseltine; his father, William Hesseltine; his mother, Lucile Rice and a brother, Russell Hesseltine. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as an F & E Systems Repairman stationed in Fort Stewart, GA. After returning to Iowa, he worked at the Des Moines branch of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. as a Millwright until his retirement in 1995. He was also an award-winning professional musician in Iowa and Texas and could play any stringed instrument. After retirement, he continued to enjoy playing music at jam sessions, riding his Goldwing motorcycle and golfing with friends. He was thrilled to have had two hole-in-one shots over the years.

A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2015 at Iles Westover Chapel. Burial will follow at Iowa Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Iowa Veterans Cemetery, 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, IA 50003-3300.

Arrangements by Iles Westover Chapel - See more at: http://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Ronald-Harry-Hesseltine/Alamo-TX/1473434#sthash.8Fb3paxw.dpuf

ALAMO - Ronald Harry Hesseltine, 71, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. Skinner-Silva Funeral Home of Pharr is in charge of funeral arrangements. Published in The Monitor on Dec. 24, 2014 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/themonitor/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-harry-hesseltine&pid=173571961&#sthash.J6SVpJpv.dpuf

Grandma Loves Me

Grandma loves me, this I know

'cause she always tells me so

she buys me things that I don't need

and sings to me till my ears bleed.

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

and she always tells me so.

Grandma loves me, her friends know

'cause she always tells them so

they know that I am cute and sweet

from the top of my head

to my chubby lil' feet.

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

and she always tells me so.

Grandma loves to watch me walk

and Grandma loves to hear me talk

and Grandma loves to watch me sleep

and take me for rides in my car seat.

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

and she always tells me so.

Grandma loves to visit when I take a bath

and when I do my surprised face

she always laughs

Grandma loves to read to me

and just hang out and play blocks and watch tv.

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

yes, Grandma loves me

and she always tells me so.

nephew Andy