Remembrance of Dennis Kilduff
As many of you know, my dad, Dennis Kilduff, age 69, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Monday, March 2nd. On this date, 33 years ago, his big sister and Godmother, Mary Driscoll, passed away and I've a strong feeling that the two of them were in cahoots about the timing. There seems to have been an extraordinary amount of synchronicity these last couple of weeks. Omens too have been flying out of the woodwork. Dennis at sister Mary's wedding in 1953 The record-breaking snowfall in Boston didn't help ease his symptoms over this winter. Diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis in March of 2013, Dad never once complained of losing his breath but he did grow frustrated that he couldn't be helpful around the house. Pulmonary Fibrosis causes scarring of the lungs; in Dad's case it was idiopathic, meaning the doctors could not determine its origin. Having toiled in a printing shop for decades, Dad was likely exposed him to all sorts of fumes and chemicals. He