One of the pieces we found was his high school class ring. We decided to offer it to our Uncle Ed, dad's twin. He didn't want it so my sisters came up with the idea of melting it down and creating three charms out of it....one for each of us. As soon as that idea was presented to me, I knew it was the right thing to do. I loved the idea, in fact.
Rebecca headed up this project and met with a jeweler in Maryland. They came up with a simple design for a charm and a little over a month later, they were ready. I didn't want my charm put in the mail just in case it got lost, so I waited until I saw my family at my cousin's birthday party on February 13 to get it.
My stepmom and sisters had given me a new gold chain as a Hanukkah gift so I made sure to wear the chain to the party. I knew I wanted to put the charm on the chain as soon as I got it and that is just what I did. Though, the day I got the charm is the only day I have worn the necklace so far. I'm not sure why I don't wear it more because I really love it and the idea behind it. I like knowing that whenever I want to feel close to Dad, I can put this necklace on. The charm, which touches close to my heart, is a reminder and a treasured keepsake of him. It is a little piece of Dad and sadly, one of the only little pieces of him I've got to hold on to now.
It is difficult to photograph clearly, but this is my little piece of Dad:
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