In an e-mail from Jean Fieg, your editor's mummy and wife of the late V.P. Fieg, comes this poem for the Fieg Family News, "Because 25 years have passed since its founding...."
A Paean to the Founder
Reaching for newness, for an untried experience,
A man who did not grow old or stale or uninteresting, he was
Youthful, always, in my mind and in his, and
Mindful of the potential in every small thing.
The joys of understanding,
Of instilling this in others, in us -
No stone unturned, no opportunity neglected.
Driven by curiosity and love of knowing how and why, he
Accepted the how and why as truth,
Valued conicidence and trial and error and the
Infinite possibilities of the human brain and spirit, and -
Just when we think we may finally have some answers -
And are ready to spill the beans - evening falls,
Night embraces us all.
Jean Davie Fieg
Says Jean, "Your dad used that phrase, often, spill the beans, and as a tribute to his sense of humor [it] was incorporated...it seems to stand out as a guffaw might, in a conversation.
In the hospital, I recall his last words to me, Raymon, and Sonja , also present (though it was Diana and Sonja at the very end), "Two steps forward and one step back."
In the hospital, I recall his last words to me, Raymon, and Sonja , also present (though it was Diana and Sonja at the very end), "Two steps forward and one step back."
Thanks, Mom!
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From Doris Holm, Philip's first cousin:
I have a few remembrances of Phid, as he was called....The beautiful red hair, for one thing, made an impression on me. We did not see him at the reunions at Aunt Millie's very often, since not all the Oneonta cousins would fit in one car, and I never ran into him at Syracuse U., as we were both there from "45 to "49. He did visit Bob and me in Sacramento once, and I finally got to know him better. Jean kept us informed about the family every Christmas, and I appreciate that. I loved her tribute to him...so sensitive and true. He was a typical journalist and writer in every sense. You have that trait, too, Judy. We thank you all. Love, Doris
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