My father is age 90 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

My brother let himself in today, and I had forgotten that today is my father, Howard Irving LEWIS' 90th birthday.  My brother had just been to see him in Marley Neck, Maryland, which is Anne Arundel Co., MD.  I was over there within the past two week, we sure we're worried there during April, when he had a "kidney infection", that THIS, birthday would not have occurred.  I already had felt lonesome at the news that he was moved to the area in the nursing home in April for those dying.  No matter how old some people may be, depends on you, if they still matter, I think they MAY matter more.  So many little stories and so many things that people don't know of and probably don't care about today.

O-this has been said so many times, it's sounds like a "cliche ", as usual I really don't care.

My father son of Margaret Estella LARMAN-LEWIS-LAWLOR b. 01/1900 in Washington DC & Joseph Irvin LEWIS b. 1894 also, in Washington DC.

Margaret's Grandfather  was a Henry LARMAN b. Maryland abt 1835, married a Margaret KIRBY, and My father's father son,> of John M. (Meriweather?) LEWIS b. Oct 1872, Washington DC//

Who's name was Joseph Irvin LEWIS who is listed in the Washington Post, Washington DC, death abt., 1955.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY , he married my mother b. Annibrita d'WAINIO, born NYC Feb., 08, 1921, died Dec., 14, in the morning year 2001, in the Marley Neck Health & Rehab.. Anne Arundel Co., Maryland.

They married in the MAYFLOWER HOTEL, Washington DC, Feb., 1947.  They had only two children both still living at this time.

My father died early this morning at age over 90.  He was born in a small home on H. St., Washington DC on August 20, 1918.  He had recenlty been more declining in health, and myself, William Handiboe, John Howard HANDIBOE, and his only Great Grand daughter, last visited with him on January 1st, 2009.  He was very frail.

My brother had been over several times, since the first.  He died in a Health and Rehab., home in Marley Neck, Maryland-which is located in Anne Arundel., Co., Maryland.

I believe he died of old age, for the most part.

My father's death will be in the Maryland Gazette,

American's oldest continuous newspaper on Sunday Jan., 11, 2009.

My father died in early morning on Friday, January 9th.  He resided in Marley Neck, Maryland during his last years of life.  His wife preceded him in death also, in Marley Neck, Maryland, she died 12/14/2001-she was Marie L. LEWIS.

Howard Irving Lewis, 90, of Glen Burnie, died Jan. 9 at Marley Neck Health and Rehabilitation Center in Glen Burnie.

Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 20, 1918, in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the University of Maryland and Alabama State University.

He was a journalist and columnist and worked for the U.S. government.

Survivors include one son, Blake Lewis; one daughter, Lora Handiboe; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/obituaries/2009/01/921/Howard-Irving-Lewish.html

Some pictures including my father and some of his relatives. <!-- start PhotoWorks Widget --> <iframe id="AlbumGallery" src="http://www.photoworks.com/util/htmlTagParser.jsp?cb=PW&htmlString=%3Cg%3AAlbumSkyScraperWidget+memberKey%3D%22llighthse%22+imageId%3D%22808236481%22+stackName%3D%22HANDIBOE%5C%27S+Sept.%2C+2007+WV%22+imageCount%3D%22198%22+firstCall%3D%22true%22%2F%3E" width="160" height="375" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"></iframe> <!-- end PhotoWorks Widget -->

Howard's daughter in ONE picture, his Great Granddaughter's prom night "senior prom" May 1st, 2009.

His Great Granddaughter is Brittanny Marie HANDIBOE. She's age 18.

This is in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland 09.

http://www.gather.com/viewAlbum.action?albumId=15081

A slideshow from family album

http://www.myheritage.com/FP/album-slideshow.php?s=398963&sourceID=RecentPhotos&effect=1&authenticate=000