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In The News...
Bogged down in 'bocage'
World War II veteran
recalls D-Day and beyond
by MICHAEL J. MISHAK
For Herb Lucas, Memorial Day stirs up memories of
loss and feelings of sadness. Suffering from a paralyzed arm and
hand, Lucas, 84, has been unable to decorate his brother's grave
in his native Michigan for several years, a Memorial Day family
tradition honored religiously during his childhood. For reasons
of distance, Lucas was also prevented this week from visiting the
Arlington grave of his wife, who he lost to cancer four years ago
after nearly 60 years of marriage.
As Lucas rests in his living room recliner, taking
in a baseball game, his thoughts inevitably settle on the fallen,
those whose lives were cut short...
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In Sports...
Springside strikes silver at Stotesbury
by TOM UTESCHER
Because there were no novice-class races on the Schuylkill
on May 14 and 15, about a third of the rowers for Chestnut Hill Academy
and Springside School sat idle during the 2004 Stotesbury Regatta. The
good news is that all seven boats that did race for the two schools advanced
out of the qualifying round on the morning of the 14th, and
one of them, Springside's JV quad, won its semifinal and went on to earn
a silver medal in the championship race.
Since there were fewer entries in the senior quad category,
the...
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In LocalLife...
On D-Day, let's all say 'Thank You'
to Mike Sabia
by LEN LEAR
Chestnut Hill native Mike Sabia is too modest
to call himself a hero, but when the 60th anniversary
of D-Day arrives June 6 and the rest of us look around
for someone to thank for the fact that we're not all speaking
German and marching in lockstep, we can all give Mike
Sabia a well-deserved standing ovation.
Mike, 83, grew up in a house on the 8100
block of Germantown Avenue, across the street from what
is now Frankie's Barber Shop. Mike's dad, Dominick, was
in the brick business in a big way; his company, D.M.
Sabia & Company, was the biggest brick contractor
on the East Coast. One of six siblings, Mike attended
Jenks Elementary School and Germantown High School. He
had worked as a waiter at Valley Green Inn through high
school and at Cooperman's Drug Store, which was next to
the Sedgwick Theater at 7137 Germantown Ave. In 1939 Mike
and nine Chestnut Hill friends, all...
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