Dinner with Cannibals

Dear Hungry Readers, When I was a little girl, Beau allowed me to watch very little television. Shows that made the acceptable list were The Waltons and Firing Line. You get the picture: Good stories of families making their way in the world, augmented with a good dose of right-wing conservatives talking shop. But there…

A Daughter Remembers Her Father

These are the remarks I made for Beau’s service, this morning, Thursday, April 5 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Naples, Florida. You’ve heard of the Seven Wonders of the World – Beau probably told you about them. Since he saw them all—Twice. You’ve also, no doubt, heard of the Seven…

Beauregard Lee Bercaw, May 30, 1938 – April 2, 2012

He was known as the tall guy with the hat. He was known for being so engrossed in his paperwork that his wife Nora demanded that he cross the street with the ducks because it was the only way she could be certain that he wouldn’t get run over. He was known to his children,…