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Able to Forget ?
On a cold, dreary November day, I attended the funeral of a friend. During the eulogy, the
widow began to sob loudly. At that point, the pastor spoke odd words meant to comfort:
Thats okay. Someday youll be able to forget.
Able to forget? The widows expression made it clear that she had no desire to forget.
Cherished memories of her husband provided a comfort and joy she intended to cling to,
anticipating a heavenly reunion someday.
One of the most precious gifts God has given us is the ability to remember. There are plenty
of hurts and disappointments in life that we should forget. But good memories become a
treasure chest of priceless reminders of relationships shared and joys experienced.
Paul felt that way about his time spent with the church in Philippi: I thank my God upon
every remembrance of you (Phil. 1:3). His ability to remember his friends in Philippi
brought him great comfort as he awaited trial in Rome, prompting him to joyfully pray for
them. You could never have convinced him that comfort was found in being able to forget,
because he rejoiced in being able to remember.
God gives us cherished memories. Cling to them when sorrows come. Bill Crowder
Where is the heart that does not keep
Within its inmost store
Some fond remembrance hidden deep
Of days that are no more? Anon.
Never let todays burden erase yesterdays blessing.
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James Brown
Birth: Sep. 27, 1855
Death: Sep. 5, 1922
Businessman. Husband of 'Unsinkable Molly
Brown' (Margaret Brown) and gold mine owner in
the days of the Colorado gold and silver booms of
the 19th century.
Although J.J. was not rich, he was ambitious, smart
and charismatic. He quickly rose through the
mining ranks to shift-boss and timberman. He was
foreman of the Louisville Mine by the time he and
Maggie met. By 1887 he was superintendent of the
Louisville Mine, and in 1888 he was
superintendent of the Henriette & Maid
Consolidated Mining Company, at the time one of
the most productive mines in the area.
The Brown family came into great wealth when
J.J's engineering efforts proved instrumental in the
production of a substantial gold and copper seam at
the Little Jonny mine of his employers, Ibex
Mining Company.
J.J. who was the superintendent of all the Ibex
properties, devised a method of using baled hay
and timbers to stop the cave-ins. His invention paid
off. When the Little Jonny mine opened, vast
quantities of high-grade copper and gold were
found. The grade of gold was so pure and the vein
so wide that it was heralded as the then world's
richest gold strike. By October 29, 1893, the Little
Jonny was shipping 135 tons[citation needed] of gold ore
per day. J.J. was awarded 12,500 shares or 12.5%
of stock and a seat on the board. The Ibex
Company and its owners, including the Browns
became extraordinarily wealthy. In 1894, the
Browns moved to Denver buying a $30,000
mansion in Denver's wealthy Capitol Hill
neighborhood.
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Margaret "Unsinkable Molly Brown" Brown Original name: Margaret Tobin
Birth: Jul. 18, 1867
Hannibal Missouri
Death: Oct. 26, 1932
New York New York
Humanitarian, philanthropist, suffragist,
preservationist, politician, author, stage
actress, singer, RMS Titanic survivor -
Margaret "Maggie" Tobin was born July
18, 1867 in Hannibal, Missouri to John
and Johanna Tobin. At the age of 19 she
went to live in Leadville, Colorado with
her brother. In the summer of 1886 she
met James Joseph J.J. Brown and they
were married on September 1, 1886.
While her husband advanced to
superintendent in the mines, Maggie
started soup kitchens in the mining
community and became active in
women's rights. Her husband found a
way to mine gold which made them
wealthy and in 1894, Maggie and J.J.
moved to Denver. By 1903, Margaret
was treading ground where few women
were allowed and in 1898 she became
an associate member of the Denver
Woman's Press Club (DWPC). Although
she had not yet published any works,
Margaret would soon publish many
travel essays, an account of her Titanic
experience and an autobiography. By
1903, Margaret began tackling the tough
social issues of her time: juvenile
justice; children's, women's and miner's
rights; and social equality. When Judge
Ben Lindsey met Margaret in 1903, he
saw a partner that shared his vision of a
juvenile court system and had the ability
to raise funds and make connections.
Together they created a juvenile justice
system that reformed the way the state
and the nation treat juvenile crimes.
Margaret also became very involved in
politics, as Colorado was one of the first
states to give women the right to vote in
the 1880's. She became a suffragette
and attended national rallies on women's
rights. Margaret first ran for the US
Senate in 1909 and then again in 1911,
both before women had the right to vote
nationally. In 1909, after 23 years of
marriage, the Brown's quietly signed a
separation agreement and went their
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separate ways. They never reconciled
but they remained connected and cared
for each other throughout their lives. In
April of 1912, she booked passage on
the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic
and shortly before midnight on April
14th the Titanic struck ice and sunk.
After being rescued by the ship
Carpathia, she began to take action
consoling survivors who spoke little
English and rifling through the ship to
find extra blankets and supplies to
distribute to the survivors. She also
compiled lists of survivors and arranged
for information to be radioed to their
families at her expense. Margaret rallied
the first class passengers to donate
money to help less fortunate passengers
and before the Carpathia reached New
York $10,000 had been raised. When
interviewed by reporters upon their
return and asked what she attributed
her survival to, she replied "Typical
Brown luck. We're unsinkable." The
Titanic disaster made Margaret a
national hero and her heroism in
assisting other survivors and getting
people to safety was recognized after
her return. She founded and was head
of the Titanic Survivors' Committee
which supported immigrants who had
lost everything in the disaster, and
helped to get a memorial erected to the
Titanic survivors in Washington, DC. In
1914 her bid for US Senate was
undertaken by the Congressional Union
and endorsed by the President of the
National Women's Suffrage Association
of New York but she postponed her bid
because of WWI. She was awarded the
prestigious Palm of the Academy of
France in May 1929 and the French
Legion of Honor in April 1932 primarily
for her work during World War I. She
never did go by the name Molly, that
was added decades after her death
when her life was dramatized by the
Broadway stage play and movie called
"The Unsinkable Molly Brown." She died
in her sleep at the Barbizon hotel on
October 26, 1932, at the age of sixty-
five. The autopsy revealed a large tumor
on her brain, and the hospital listed her
official cause of death as a cerebral
hemorrhage with contributory
arteriosclerosis.
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Stephen Carlin
Birth: March 6, 1944
Death: January 9, 1969
Stephen Bernard Carlin was ki

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