Missing the Unknown
I was born and raised, for a few years, in Oklahoma. In the early 90's my parents took a chance on a job and we left for eastern Ohio where my father trained for his new position. A few moves later I am now in Paul, Idaho with a family of my own and an incredible job. But...there is something missing, there will always be something missing. My paternal grandfather, Michael Fauvell, grew up in Brooklyn and had that typical accent Here , an accent I have no memory of, but would give anything to hear. My grandmother tells me that his coworkers would love it when he spoke, particularly when he would need to count. I have one faint memory of this man. We were visiting Oklahoma when I was about 12 and we went to the restaurant my grandfather was managing, I remember him sweeping. That's it. I wish I had more. I wish I had him. I found, and continue to find, myself longing for something that never really was... I was serving an LDS mission in Colorado in 2008 when I got a letter fro...