Causes My Deceased Father Is Asked to Support

I'm a little bit late for my father's June 6th birthday.  I was in Sacramento with other teachers from all over the state asking the the ACCJC not privatize education.

But in honor of my father, I'm thinking of making a donation from the Martin Trust (turned over to me in 2005) to The Southern Poverty Project in honor of Morris Dees.  (At first, when I saw that they were having this legacy campaign, I thought that Morris Dees had died.)

I think that mailing came directly to him even though he died in 1999.  He also go something from Nancy Pelosi at the Democratic party Headquarters:  Dr. Elmore A. Martin:  You have been selected to represent San Francisco, CA regarding key issues as the Democratic leadership advances its legislative agenda in the 113th Congress.  Please complete the enclosed Official Survey registered in your name and return it without delay.  We need full participation from all of our loyal supporters in California.  Thank you.

(I remember when Mom, in a year of dementia and agoraphobia, got something similar and was brave enough to leave the house  with me to get her check in the mail.  She didn't want to let Nancy Pelosi down.)

Also in honor of Daddy, here's a message I got on his birthday from Bob Milling, our long-time family friend who considers Daddy his mentor:

I recall your Dad telling me of his memory of D Day.  He was a naval officer with naval intelligence on a ship in the English Channel and he said that, truthfully, he never expected to live through the day.  Many men of courage died on that day that the evil empire of Nazi Germany could be destroyed.