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“There are three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The
second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment,
sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”
-David Eagleman
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“To The Person Who Will Be The Last To Speak My Name”

You’ll come across it in some database–
an arcane list, an ancient family tree–
a ghost town on the edge of cyberspace,
where signs decay and landmarks atrophy.

Already several decades will have passed
since someone said it, thinking of a “him,”
and how he lived. Now you will be the last
before my name becomes a homonym.

I have no grand instructions to convey –
your breathy, puzzled mumble will be fine.
We all have ways to say the things we say,
and I’m content to have your way be mine.

Take care as much or little as you will,
just hold the silence after till I’m still.

-David Rosenthal

Rosenthal Lindeman Murphy

Rosenthal Stories

Cautionary Note-Caveat Lector and Trigger Warning

A Brief History of the Rosenthal and Meis Family, With
Some Musings about Ancestry and Genealogy

Robert N Rosenthal Goes to War (WWII)

Grandfather of Stephen and David Rosenthal

Milk Run

A fictional short story by Steve Rosenthal based on an experience told by his grandfather, Robert Rosenthal, that occurred during his Navy service in the Philippines during WWII.

Archie Leroy Hillyer Military Service (WWII)

Grandfather of Stephen and David Rosenthal

William Sidney Rosenthal Military Service (Cold War and Viet Nam Era)

The accounts of military service that appear on this site incorporate considerable personal history about the individuals and their families that goes beyond a simple account of military activity.

The Last Hunt

By William Rosenthal-Remembering Cynthia Kelly, the world of Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs, and the dog show experience.

How I Made $1 000 000 in the Market

By William Rosenthal-A fanciful, but hopefully instructive financial primer and planner for my children and grandchildren that uses convenient round numbers that do not necessarily represent the author’s actual financial status.

Growing Up William Rosenthal: The-1940s-A-Decade-of-War—Cincinnati-and-Arizona
Family Members Who Wore the Uniform and Served

Family Members from all three main family groups who have served in uniform, from the 1700s on. Please use the Contact Page to identify other family members who have served, including when and in what service. If there is a photo of them in uniform available, please send that as well.

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