Loved Ones

Memories of the people who shaped our lives — family, friends, and those we hold dear.

Gloria Mitchell and the Wood-Panel Radio on the Kitchen Counter

Gloria Mitchell remembers a small wood-panel AM/FM radio that lived on the kitchen counter in the 1970s, always tuned to the same station as her mother cooked dinner. The songs played softly until they became the soundtrack of everyday life.

Glenn Brooks and the Before-Sunrise Dock in Summer 1984

In Summer 1984, Glenn Brooks followed his dad into the pre-sunrise quiet, carrying a tackle box and hot chocolate down to a wooden dock where the lake looked like glass—and the stillness mattered more than the catch.