Category Archives: Tribute

Add a “Y” to Your Fox

Posted on January 29, 2023 by aamontgomery

I walked in the middle and was happy to be with men who were not willing to shut their eyes to life. Continue reading →

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Dancing With Holidays Past

Posted on December 30, 2022 by aamontgomery

The best family holidays were full of laughter, dancing, and just being together. Continue reading →

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A Tiny, Fierce Light That Lives On

Posted on July 31, 2022 by aamontgomery

Celebrating the indomitable spirit of my sister Lisa Stanley. Continue reading →

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A Wildflower Running Free

Posted on June 27, 2022 by aamontgomery

A tribute to my dear sister, Lisa Allen Stanley, who passed away on Father’s Day, June 19, 2022, at the too-age of 63. Continue reading →

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The Result of the Love of Thousands

Posted on April 30, 2021 by aamontgomery

My grandparents dreamed, hoped, and loved, and through their love for each other, they gave my parents the gift of life. Continue reading →

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A Man of Value

Posted on August 26, 2019 by aamontgomery

Values over riches, people over things: remembering my father and dealing with the grief. Continue reading →

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Coming Home to Myself

Posted on July 31, 2019 by aamontgomery

For the ones who had a notion,A notion deep inside,That it ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive . . . Bruce Springsteen, “Badlands”, 1977 A few months before Bruce Springsteen wrote his elegaic anthem “Badlands”, I left my … Continue reading →

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The Day the Music Lived

Posted on June 30, 2019 by aamontgomery

Buddy Holly’s quintessentially American music could have died with him in a plane crash in 1959. But the power of his idiosyncratic genius lives on. Our music is what defines us and our music is what saves us. Continue reading →

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Under the Influence

Posted on July 31, 2018 by aamontgomery

A possible way forward in the middle of turmoil and strife: adventure, balance, curiosity, dreams, education, and being found together. Continue reading →

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Daddy’s Mountain Roots

Posted on May 31, 2017 by aamontgomery

Since my father passed away in early December last year, I have been considering what tree I should plant to celebrate the person he was, in gratitude for the life and values he gave me, and to remember the unconditional … Continue reading →

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