Act 3

Maybe we should reimagine special days, like birthdays or anniversaries. Earlier this week, the 75th Anniversary of the wedding of Fay Dickard and Bob O'Hare. Why not mark moments like this?

Together with their parents (Al and Margaret Dickard, Ethel and Leo O'Hare), they were shaped by two world wars, the 'Spanish' flu, polio (and polio vaccines!), civil strife, a man on the moon, successes and disappointments enough to fill the many scrapbooks and memorabilia they left behind.

Most importantly, they left behind many descendants, friends (who still stop me occasionally to relate a story of how one or both of them shaped the and memories of lives lived well.

For their Diamond Anniversary, to two "diamonds in the rough," a beloved salute to Mom and Dad.

A gift of soul is worth a thousand words. Thank you to journalist and Act 3 writer-in-residence, Carlo Wolff, for posing with his wonderful and important Ohio stories. Carlo’s latest book is Invisible Soul - a deep dive into Cleveland’s vibrant soul music scene from the 1950s to the 1980s. Carlo’s books are available at local independent booksellers and on Amazon.