Larry shares a neat vignette about Tom Kelley, his great great grandfather who, sadly, lost an arm in a work-related accident but was beloved by Amherst's most famous family - the Dickinsons.
The scrappy Irish grandpa: "Even with only one arm, his work ethic inspired the respect and friendship of the reclusive brilliant poet, who once wrote to her sister Lavinia, after hearing tragic news 'ran to his blue jacket and let my Heart break there - that was the warmest place.'
And after almost 20 years of routine service - including grounds keeping, plumbing, and delivering her letters, poems and gift baskets to the neighborhood - his final act for Miss Emily was the most impressive: To carry her white casket out the back door, acting as Chief Pallbearer along with five other Irish workers, and transport her all the way to West Cemetery."
The scrappy Irish grandpa: "Even with only one arm, his work ethic inspired the respect and friendship of the reclusive brilliant poet, who once wrote to her sister Lavinia, after hearing tragic news 'ran to his blue jacket and let my Heart break there - that was the warmest place.'