“May the 4th Be With You” is an unofficial international holiday celebrated annually on May 4th, acting as a pun-driven celebration of Star Wars fandom and its enduring cultural impact. Derived from “May the Force be with you,” the phrase has evolved from a 1979 political pun into a worldwide celebration involving movie marathons, costume parties, social media trends, and merchandising.
Our family didn’t get into that. Instead, our day was May 6.
I have written about it before but I will let new readers in on it this year.
Mom and Dad (Bea and Lee Moody) had four children and each one of us had something happen on May 6. We were born or got married on that day. Ron, the older child, who passed away last year, three days after his birthday. I was next in line and then my sister Bev (now Brumbaugh) followed the tradition the next two consecutive years.
Then, the fourth and youngest child, Brenda, got married on May 6, 1978, to Dan Norton.
Because of our ages, the celebrations aren’t like they used to be as the years pass by, but that’s totally okay because we were fortunate to have the great parents we were blessed with. Dad passed away July 20, 2016, just a couple of months shy of his 90th birthday and Mom passed away Sept. 25, 2019 three months shy of her 92nd birthday. And, they’re truly missed.
Those weren’t the only things that happened to our family on May 6. Dad was made a foreman at New Idea in Coldwater whatever that year was on that day; one of his horses had a colt on that day; and Mom’s sister, Mary, got married to her husband Joe Gasper on that date. On that, both of them are now deceased as well.
Yes, God must have had a plan to put me with this family with the May 6 connection, not to mention that all of our birthdays are divisible by three; we three older ones with the 6th; Brenda on the 24th (of November), Dad on the 21st (September) and Mom on the 27th (of December).
Enough about us for another year. Have a great week.
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Jamie and I send our condolences to the family and friends of: Tonya Kelly, Nancy Rivetti, Bill Gunckle, Irene Hiestand, Steve Garner, Robert Onkst, Janie Rowe, Robert Stump and James Gigandet.
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Please pray for Trendon Spence, Dessie Rindler, Connie Stachler Rick Elliott, Terri Hunt, Michele Good, Carol Schuh, Carol Martin Price, Nancy Kelley Eardly, Daniel Gibson, Evelyn Riffell Sebring, Beverly Brumbaugh, Jeff Sanders, Gary Gilmore, Dennis Riffell, Carol Good, Katie Cothran, Margaret Bonifield Middleton, Debbie Isaacs Miller, Melissa Anderson, Rick Beam, Kathy Stone Brewer, Carl Francis, Katrina Hoening, Rick Riffell, Vickie Martin, Jim and Amy Hanes, Tom Everhart, Fred Dakin, Ted McCabe, Tracy Pratt, Kierra Reichert, Eddie Cline, Sharon Lapp, Terri Baker Buteau, Judy York, Roxie Thornhill, Sharon Miller, Allen Whittaker, Mike Hopkins, Don Rhoades, Dave Brewer, Clarence “Sam” Wilker, Chuck Cruze, Roan Brubaker, Vic Bothast, Tom Brewer, Gloria Hodge, Ralph Byrd, Beth Davis, Terry Overbay, Katie Cothran, Lynne Bruner Hinshaw, Donn Thornhill, Carissa Rodriguez, Kevin Christman, Ivan Christian, Roger Fleckenstein, Bob Jackson, Penny Hopkins, Sherry Lawrence, Kevin Schlechty, Darla Printz Whittaker, Linda Johnston, Patricia Maier, Dan Lockhart, Delores Beisner, Charlie Bulcher, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kara Didier, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Bob Peters, Judy Collins, Carol Hemmerich, Roberta Hall, Kelly Kelch, Nikole Baldridge, Mark Lovejoy, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Clinton Randall, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Doug Whittington, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday:
May 6 to Beverly Moody Brumbaugh, Steve Clevenger, Denny Parsons, Robin Spencer, Marie Carity, Gary McCans, Sherry Klingshirn, Lisa Hiestand, Kristy Louk and Share Grubb.
May 7 to Dave Arnold, Cameron Thwaits, Diane Hill, Connie Stollar, Diane Hill, Debbie Grillot, John Strosnider and Annette Billenstein.
May 8 to Macy Kress Keaser, Hayley Maher Krebs, Mary Kennedy Rifffell, Tammy Kline Billie Platfoot and Jean Unger.
May 9 to Faye Harman, Tammy Henderson, Nate Burnfield, Betty Via, Don Waymire and Darby Gilland.
May 10 to Heath Riffell, Carol Haworth, Clarence Kammer, Virgil Rismiller, Jamie Hunt and Kay Hartzell.
May 11 to David Campbell, Denny Poffenberger, Gabe Wombolt, Jenny Schlecty Stutz and Connie McCabe.
May 12 to Matt Armold, Retha Bubeck, Kurt Brown and Ken Pence.
Happy anniversary to Brenda (Moody) and Dan Norton and Rick and Mary Elliott, all on May 6, and Jo and Chuck Langenkamp on May 8.
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Think about it: “Make three correct guesses consecutively and everyone will regard you as an expert.”– Author Unknown
