Tommy and Me, My Memories of My Brother Tom

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Xlibris Corporation, Jun 8, 2005 - Biography & Autobiography - 110 pages
When her brother, Tom, died suddenly of a heart attack, Pat Ferguson Hanson processed her grief by capturing the best of their times growing up together in this series of anecdotes that are both moving and entertaining. Her stories will resonate with anyone who grew up in the l950s and 60s, or knows someone who did. Her book will also be of help to anyone who has lost a loved one, and perhaps even encourage them to record memories of their own.

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Annunciation Grade School asked attended aunt Maureen basement Bemidji State University bought boys brother Danny Bryants Buick buried Calhoun Beach Club called Catholic Chicago choir Christmas Colfax Avenue Creighton Croix Dad’s died Easter Eden Prairie Excelsior Amusement Park father Forest Lake Fourth of July girls go-cart graduation high school holidays Irish Judy knew Lake Harriet Lakewood Cemetery lived log cabin loved Lynne married memories Miles City Minnehaha Creek Minnesota Molly Mom's mother Murph Nancy Barry never night Omaha paperboys parents party Patrick's Day Pesola pick play pool proud remember ride river Sally Santa seemed Shannon share sister skate South Dakota South Minneapolis spent stories summer sure swam tell Thanks THETHETHETHETHE things told Tom’s Tom's funeral Tommy Tommy’s Tony took train trip Twin Cities Uncle Fred vacation walked watching wedding young

About the author (2005)

Pat Ferguson Hanson lives in Stillwater, Minnesota and teaches communications at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. She is married to artist-educator Jim Hanson, with whom she has three teenage daughters. Pat claims Minneapolis as her hometown. She began her career as a journalist and spent over ten years as a member of the U.S. Foreign Service. While in the diplomatic corps, Pat served as Assistant Cultural Attache at the U.S. Embassy in Greece. Tommy and Me is Pat's second memoir. Her first, The Five Goodbyes, Mothering My Child With Down Syndrome, was published in 2003.

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TitleTommy and Me, My Memories of My Brother Tom
AuthorPat Ferguson Hanson
PublisherXlibris Corporation, 2005
ISBN1462841368, 9781462841363
Length110 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
  
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