As Today is November 2, 2013

November 2 is traditionally All Souls Day. It is the day where we celebrate the lives of family and friends who have passed away. Many will go to cemeteries and pray, some may even picnic on the grounds. It is not really a day of mourning, but a day of reflection. Remembering those who we strongly miss.

Personally, I would like to honor my grandparents, Felix Anama, Leonor Filoteo Anama, Gloria Y. Nichols, Ruben S. Menguito, Sgt. Clinton H. Nichols. As well as countless great aunts and uncles too numerous to list.

Today I want to remember the seven souls who died on January 8, 1993, at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine, Illinois: Michael C. Castro, Rico Solis, Thomas Mennes, Marcus Nellsen, Guadalupe Maldonado, Richard Ehlenfeldt, and Lynn Ehlenfeldt.

I would like to remember the people I've met over the years who left us too soon: Lynn Swoboda, Shannon McNamara, Linda Beyer, Gail Leff, Lois Winesburgh, Nancy Huber, Joseph Nasca, Dan Doles, Chris Stufflestreet.

On behalf of my wife, I would like to honor her grandparents, uncles, and especially, her mother (since I have not asked for my wife's permission to do so, I am not adding their names here).

Finally, I would like to take a moment to remember the families, the loved ones who were left behind.

Now that the personal side of the blog has been taken care of, I would also like to take time to remember 88 more people. Between 11/02/2012 and 11/01/2013, 87 people who can lay claim to playing major league baseball, and 1 who had the honor of being a manager of a major league franchise, passed away. Many lived long productive lives, even after their careers ended. Others, tragically, either passed away before their potential could be fully reached or before they could enjoy the fruits of their retirement.

Today, I take time out of my humble little baseball card blog to remember:

Joe Ginsberg
11/2/2012
Gail Harris
11/14/2012
Freddy Schmidt
11/17/2012
Ken Rowe
11/22/2012
Chuck Diering
11/23/2012
Hal Trosky
11/23/2012
Jimmy Stewart
11/24/2012
Mike Kume
11/26/2012
Rogelio Alvarez
11/30/2012
Frank Pastore
12/17/2012
George O'Donnell
12/19/2012
Boyd Bartley
12/21/2012
Ryan Freel
12/22/2012
Jim Cosman
1/7/2013
Fred Talbot
1/11/2013
Bubba Harris
1/12/2013
Enzo Hernandez
1/13/2013
Bill Glynn
1/15/2013
Milt Bolling
1/19/2013
Stan Musial
1/19/2013
Earl Weaver, (MGR)
1/19/2013
Ed Bouchee
1/23/2013
Harry Taylor
1/24/2013
Barney Mussill
1/27/2013
Chuck Hinton
1/27/2013
Earl Williams
1/28/2013
Lonnie Goldstein
1/28/2013
George Witt
1/30/2013
Tony Pierce
1/31/2013
Fred Whitfield
1/31/2013
Steve Demeter
2/3/2013
Jake Thies
2/10/2013
Mario Ramirez
2/22/2013
Yo-Yo Davalillo
2/28/2013
Moon Mullen
2/28/2013
Tom Borland
3/2/2013
Jake Striker
3/7/2013
Ray Martin
3/7/2013
Carl Thomas
3/7/2013
Ducky Detweiler
3/13/2013
Earl Hersh
3/18/2013
Virgil Trucks
3/23/2013
Lou Sleater
3/25/2013
Gus Triandos
3/28/2013
Bob Turley
3/30/2013
Bob Smith
4/1/2013
Grady Hatton, MGR
4/11/2013
Jack Daniels
4/16/2013
Rick Camp
4/25/2013
Brad Lesley
4/27/2013
Joe Astroth
5/3/2013
Len Yochim
5/11/2013
Mike Davison
5/11/2013
Frankie Libran
5/16/2013
Neil Chrisley
5/18/2013
Cot Deal
5/21/2013
Larry Johnson
5/26/2013
Preston Ward
6/2/2013
Jose Sosa
6/8/2013
Billy Williams
6/11/2013
Stan Lopata
6/15/2013
Danny Kravitz
6/19/2013
Gene Freese
6/19/2013
Justin Miller
6/26/2013
Dick Gray
7/8/2013
Matt Batts
7/14/2013
Marv Rotblatt
7/16/2013
Bob Savage
7/26/2013
Frank Castillo
7/28/2013
Drungo Hazewood
7/28/2013
George Scott
7/28/2013
Babe Martin
8/1/2013
Johnny Logan
8/9/2013
Glen Hobbie
8/9/2013
Harry Elliott
8/9/2013
Rod Craig
8/17/2013
Jack Harshman
8/17/2013
Santiago Rosario
9/6/2013
Dan Osinski
9/13/2013
Bill Stewart
9/25/2013
Gates Brown
9/27/2013
Ellis Burton
10/1/2013
Bob Chance
10/3/2013
Andy Pafko
10/8/2013
Rudy Minarcin
10/15/2013
Mark Small
10/22/2013
Bill Currie
10/30/2013
Johnny Kucks
10/31/2013

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama