More of us fear Alzheimer’s disease
A growing number of Americans say they fear Alzheimer’s disease. Probably because a growing number of Americans have a family member or friend who is affected by the disease. I’m referring to a MetLife...
View ArticleIn memory of W. Cleveland Smith, Jr.
Warner Cleveland Smith, Jr., 70 died peacefully holding hands with his wife, Sherry Shaw Smith in the early morning hours of Sept. 4, 2011. Although fading into the grip of dementia the last three...
View ArticleDallas Morning News features my Dad in news obituary
I always thought my Dad was special. But I knew that, as his daughter, I was liable to be somewhat biased. Well, it turns out my Dad WAS pretty special. The Dallas Morning News decided to write a news...
View ArticleApril 3, 1941 to Sept. 4, 2011, a life well lived
Filed under: Amber Smith, awareness, death, dementia, early-onset Alzheiemer's, grief, personal, Uncategorized
View ArticleThe words I spoke at Dad’s funeral
With all of these friends and family gathered, part of me is looking through the crowd for my Daddy. He would put me at ease. He would know just what to say. Yes, I feel his absence. We all have, for...
View ArticleI miss him, but Dad’s spirit is still present
If you heard my remarks from my Dad’s funeral service, you know that we toasted him with Dove chocolates. I shared the story about us making the complicated and decadent “Death by Chocolate” recipe...
View ArticleHere’s what Cleveland’s eldest grandchild, Nicholas Cleveland Suriani said at...
For those who do not know me, Cleveland was my Grandfather & I am his oldest grandson proudly named Nicholas Cleveland — a middle name I can only hope to live up to because of the kind of person my...
View ArticleHere’s what Cleveland’s grandson, Benjamin Texas Suriani said at the funeral
There was a difference in what we called him — Dad, Grandpa, husband, uncle and employee. There was no difference of how people saw him: A nice gentleman who had a huge heart, loved animals and his...
View ArticleHere’s what Cleveland’s granddaughter, Sabrina Shawn Suriani said at the funeral
Hi, my name is Sabrina Suriani, and my Grandpa was a great man. He loved amusement parks, and I am 100 percent sure that the reason I love amusement parks is because of him. I remember when I was...
View ArticleThe words my husband spoke at Dad’s funeral
Some 19 years ago, my wife and I went to the New York State Fair in Syracuse, and as soon-to-be newlyweds at that time, we stopped at a vendor because we kind of thought it would be kind of neat to get...
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