Aunt Mary Ann and the Quincy Flooding

Aunt MaryAnn McCorry sent this dispatch and these photos June 17 from Quincy, Illinois, about the flood this past week. You'll all be happy to know she's safe:
"The flooding has come again and it is worse than the '93 flood. Quincy is high on the bluff, though, so we are safe. So many volunteers are hard at work. The thousands of sand bags being filled here in town will be going up and down the river to where they are needed most. Several levees have broken already. What sand bags were adequate in '93 are not sufficient this time in some areas. And 'Old man river, he just keeps rolling a-long.'"













Aunt MaryAnn also shared her thoughts on the death of Tim Russert. I noted in a previous post that he was taught by Mercy nuns. MaryAnn writes about another aspect of his life...the fact that he was quite wealthy as a network news star (NBC Nightly News did a report on Russert's charity work on its Friday night broadcast).
MaryAnn writes: "It says the greatest tribute....is not what you HAVE (fancy home and fancy address, etc.) it's WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN, EVERY DAY that really matters. People really loved him, because he gave TRUE love to many. What a father he was! What a son he was! And how he could interview! His good Jesuit education was very evident!!!"