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Mark Kaplan's avatar

Beautiful recounting of your beautiful friendship. Thanks for sharing those memories Andy.

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Andy Bachman's avatar

Thanks for reading, Mark! Hope you're well.

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Steven Elworth's avatar

First name was Koppel from Vilna Geberna.

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Andy Bachman's avatar

We moved around a lot in those days...

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Steven Elworth's avatar

What an amazing and special tribute. Thanks Andy. I have no family from that town but my maternal grandfather’s

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susan goldberg's avatar

What a special tribute to your special friend. May Gary's memory be a blessing. I wish I had known him--the kind of friend we should all aspire to be.

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Andy Bachman's avatar

Thanks as ever, Susan!

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Benjamin Levin's avatar

Agreed! "The life of the individual only has value as it aids in making the lives of everyone more enjoyable." So inspiring. Thank you for sharing Gary's life with us.

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Andy Bachman's avatar

Thank you Ben!

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Dianne Spector - Milwaukee WI's avatar

Lovely story Andy. Clearly a memorable man to all who crossed his path. Better than that, he made a difference in the world by his example.

In an email another time, I’ll play Jewish geography with you and tell you how I’m related to Siegels in MKE and a potential Lipshultz connection we both have but I have to check that out.

My favorite line is, If you talk to someone long enough, you’ll find you’re related.

Love,

Dianne

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Andy Bachman's avatar

Awesome connections, as usual!

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