Just before the Jewish High Holidays were to begin the news came that Paul Newman had passed on. All of us know that this great talent & a real "mench" of a human being had made this world a bit sunnier & brighter for many. The most touching of course is The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp which is right up the road from us & was instrumental in sharing hope & comfort when a dear co worker's grand daughter was battling a form of bone cancer. She was a teenager. Everyone who knew the family ached for them. Not only did The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp provide some fun & relief during this gal's time battling this unrelenting form of cancer, but in the end it was the place where her family & friends gathered for a memorial service, as it was a special place. Erin who lived to what I believe was 17 touched so many hearts. Her ashes were spread at that lovely camp which offered so much hope, joy & relief to her & her family. Even now so many years later when we travel up & down that familiar country road-- going here & going there, I am reminded of a beautiful Erin, her grand mother--the family & their courageous story, it's precious & it's timeless. It connects us all.
It seems I had purchased some of Newmans Own around the time of Paul's passing. In all honesty I didn't even know at that time that he had passed on. So in his memory & to continue to support all those heart felt projects that Newmans Own funds I will now use Newmans Own as a priority over another product continually. The cost of what it provides is worth it.
We'll miss you Paul, may you rest in peace.
{*mench is Yiddish for an upstanding man}
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