2004, he was given the honor for all of his volunteer work as a chaplain. I was in Berkeley so couldn¡¯t go.? My mom, Elaine, and sister, Ziva, are there, along with her best friend, Dan Galant. An official in Ireland sent him a letter congratulating him and that, along with the plaque, hangs on his wall, still.
My dad was a huge animal lover. ? The last time I saw him, the week before he died, unexpectedly, he looked at our angel dog, Tovah, laying by his wheelchair, and said ¡°a dog is God¡¯s love manifested.¡± I am the vegan animal rights activist I am because of him.? He taught me to love all of God¡¯s creatures (and how all had value and none were ¡°ugly¡±) and to pursue justice for them.? My favorite t-shirt he wore when I was a kid said ¡°I¡¯m OK, God doesn¡¯t make junk¡±. ?
Don¡¯t know if St. Patrick did anything to help animals, but maybe someone does.
