We type, therefore we are

The blogosphere lost another long-time member with the death this week of Gerard Vanderleun - proprietor of American Digest.
He wanted his last post to be one discussing his name - passed down from any uncle who died during World War II. 

The post was first published on Memorial Day 2003 - with timeless themes of a family dealing with a loss years after the event.

His uncle's name is on a monument at Battery Park in New York.

His works at American Digest reside on the internet for two more years.

The memories endure.