Page 6 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, January 31, 2025 ~ Malden Musings ~ He’s Back...and Better Than Ever! John A. Fitzpatrick (Fitzy) Sales & Lease Consultant Direct: 617.410.1030 Main: 617.381.9000 Cell: 617.279.9962 jfitzpatrick@mcgovernauto.com McGovern Automotive Group 100 Broadway, Rte. 99, Everett Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Brothers on the Branch M By Peter Levine aldonia, raise a pint glass to the late, great Steve Moro, who went out like the champ he was: Hiram Walker Blackberry Brandy in one hand, resting comfortably on his favorite recliner, Scally cap tilted just right, letting those who loved him know his exit was just as he wished, no need to shed tears; I did it my way. Love you, Steff. Safe journeys and happy trails to you. Steve’s brother Chris – the original “Keeper of the Linden Flame” – penned an epic ode to his late brothers, Steve, and Dave. His heart and soul poured out for all to witness transcribed from a sheet of paper with the letterhead from Saint Joseph’s College Online. Chris, you done your brothers proud... “My brother Tom and I have most recently lost our two older brothers, Dave and Steve. Life’s one/two sucker punch. I’m sitting here alone on the start of the 12 Days of Christmas with heavy heart, filled with despair, loss, and hurt. Trying in vain to get my head around the emptiness that has swallowed me up. I have this book in front of me a friend gifted to me on this very day of life’s cruelest sucker punch. With knee on the canvas, hearing the echoes of life’s Steve Moro Celebration of Life at the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) on Charles Street; pictured from left to right are Irish American Club President Brian Killion, AOH President Joe Connelly and Italian American Citizen’s Club President Billy Settemio. eight count my eyes are fixed to the pulp in my hands; ‘Twilight of the Gods.’ It’s the type of book you can random pick up to any given page and relate with, become immersed in it, immediately. Which helps so much. “The hour is late. A new day is upon me. If only I can rise before the final bell. There in front of me in the written word a seemingly mystic hand pulls me up from the canvas. For me my eyes are clear to the letter, and I am again awash in emotion, ‘An old oak tree near his boyhood home has been recently felled. The tree’s absence fills him with dread. He then looks to the sky and is reassured that what is gone will live on. In those who are left behind we remain in the air, the empty space, in the dusty roots and deep earth. In the echoes and stories. The songs of the time and place we inhabited.’ “My clan, my blood, my people. See you in my dreams. To my brothers on the Branch.” Simply beautiful, Chris. — Vinyl Siding — Carpentry Work — Decks — Roofing — Free Estimates — Replacement Windows — Fully Licensed — Fully Insured
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