Joan Louise (Riley) Daley would have been 92 today (1929-2019). There would have been quite a gathering on Catherine Street later on in the day. Her children, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and maybe a cousin or two would have come together to celebrate her day. There’d be a pot of tea on the table, some sweet treats and, of course, the Red Sox would be on the radio. Spring training started this week and Joan would be talking optimistically of their chances. She did love her Sox, but in the last couple of years, seeing her grandchildren Jack, Ben and Nick play ball meant much more.

The boys will miss seeing “Nan” sitting in the stands again this year, but in the back of their minds they will hear Joan’s encouraging call.

*see blog posts March 4, 2020 & July 4, 2019)