Terry and Catherine taught us the song they sang as a family so many times so many years ago.
notes from Catherine: Memories of her dad, James B. Cotterall
*The sheet music to our family song, "Bill Grogan's Goat" My father, in his deep voice would sing a line and then the 6 "kids" would repeat the line in playful voices. She remembers: When dad would drive into the driveway from work, my mom would often say"Take your places everyone"....that meant, Suzy or Terry play the organ, one of us would turn off the TV and others would finish setting the table....He loved when Suzy would play "Beautiful Dreamer" and I would sing.....I loved when Suzy played Saber Dance and Ebb Tide. I always dreamed of being able to play, I took lessons but it just wasn't happening.
And then this one: I can't tell you how thrilled we are that our Hammond is soon to have the most perfect home! I have some news to share with you. Dad was diagnosed with a complex aneurysm 3 years ago...( given 6mo.) Dad passed away, February 14th. He was 85 in October. He was totally self sufficient, cooking, driving, cleaning....Every morning he would wake to watch the sunrise from his living room over the ocean.
*The sheet music to our family song, "Bill Grogan's Goat" My father, in his deep voice would sing a line and then the 6 "kids" would repeat the line in playful voices. She remembers: When dad would drive into the driveway from work, my mom would often say"Take your places everyone"....that meant, Suzy or Terry play the organ, one of us would turn off the TV and others would finish setting the table....He loved when Suzy would play "Beautiful Dreamer" and I would sing.....I loved when Suzy played Saber Dance and Ebb Tide. I always dreamed of being able to play, I took lessons but it just wasn't happening.
And then this one: I can't tell you how thrilled we are that our Hammond is soon to have the most perfect home! I have some news to share with you. Dad was diagnosed with a complex aneurysm 3 years ago...( given 6mo.) Dad passed away, February 14th. He was 85 in October. He was totally self sufficient, cooking, driving, cleaning....Every morning he would wake to watch the sunrise from his living room over the ocean.
