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Daddy & I, Walker Family Reunion, 2006

After a two-year struggle with Parkinsons, "Daddy Gene," my father, is, at the time of this writing–Wednesday night–in the process of transitioning from this Life. Last Thursday marked his 88th birthday. "Daddy Gene" was the name my daughter, Grace, called her grandfather.

My Arts Friday post on the Frist Center's Vishnu exhibit is prepublished….I'll be away from here a few days. {All ships will be minded.}

Past posts about "Daddy Gene" are: here, here, here, here,  here, here and here.