Molly's Blog

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on my family members who have passed away who fought in various branches of the military. They did not die in battle, but they were a big part of my life and I wanted to share some fond memories I have of them!

• Uncle Dave – My uncle Dave served in the army and he loved acting. He moved to California to work as a voice actor and was also cast in several background parts and one main part of a movie that went under the radar (shoutout to Dead Women in Lingerie). He also had an oldies radio station that he loved and he was one of those people who brightened up a room with his constant dad jokes and random trivia about old celebrities. He used to call me on my birthday every year and start the call with “…birthday to you! Oh you missed it!” and it never failed to make me smile and roll my eyes
• Pop – My grandfather was 96 when he died so he lived quite a long life. He was incredibly smart, caring, and always had a dry joke ready. He was also in the army as a radar technician who had a passion for photography. I spent many days in my childhood coming over to my grandparent’s house to play with my siblings and they are saints for allowing us to come over so often.
• Pop Pop – My grandfather on my mother’s side was gruff and liked what he liked. He was a marine and then went into plumbing so he was sort of a no nonsense sort of guy. He always had time for us kids though, and we used to watch the Kentucky Derby together and randomly Chiddy Chiddy Bang Bang. He was the first to arrive at a party with some Philly Pretzels and the first to leave because he never wanted to stay anywhere but his own bed.