| This evening is the beginning of the twenty-second yahrzeit of Arnold Fox. The picture to the right was taken in the backyard of his house in DeKalb, Illinois, with his beloved wife and his two children. In his younger years that last sentence would have come as a big surprise to him. He was a thorough New Yorker, was not eager to get married, and certainly did not want to have children. Yet there he sits, only a month before his death, with a lifetime of accomplishments behind him, admired and revered. How often can you say something like that in all seriousness? Most importantly, he was content. That was a major achievement for a man whose view of the world was skeptical and wary. He was proud of his family, and we all tried to please him. It's now twenty-three years since his death, and my life is still governed by my desire to make him proud. זכרונו לברכה! |
| Created on 26 May 2020, updated on 26 June 2020 by Samuel Ethan Fox |