GENROZT: a gracious act that creates a joyful ache every time it is remembered
OPENING
There are many examples of generosity in my first-floor room dedicated to all things hockey. It's just off the living room and holds Sheila's piano, our elliptical exercise machine (hey, I could be called up to the Red Wings any day now), and 102 posters, photos, drawings, action figures, tabletop hockey game, and a 6' Abraham Lincoln in goalie equipment. More on him later.
They all warm me and some bring tears to my eyes. But the one that I cherish most is the photo of my eldest son, then-seven year old Matthew, in his hockey sweater next to a smiling, well-dressed grandfather, Gordie Howe.
CLOSING
Among the 102 mementos in my first-floor room is a photo of Howe and [Johnny] Bower reading "Scores again. Gordon Howe". It hangs next to the photo of a smiling, well-dressed grandfather and an elated boy in his light blue hockey sweater.
Gordie's elbows are down.
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