Word: dad
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...DAD by William Wharton; Knopf; 449 pages...
...Dad portrays both the loss and the continuity in this irrevocable process of change. Author William Wharton creates a middle-aged hero who must simultaneously witness the rapid decline of his father and the growing independence of his own son. This summary may scare off droves of readers. Living through such an experience is bad enough; why borrow trouble by vicariously sharing someone else's? But Dad is more than a chronicle of pain and dissolution. It shows how stories that began with love can end that...
John Tremont, 52, an American-born painter living in France, flies to Los Angeles after learning of his mother's heart attack. He finds her in a serious but stable condition; his father worries him more. At age 72, Dad has sunk into a lethargy that borders on inertia. Tremont sets him some routine household chores, then coaxes him into the outside world, and the old man begins to show sparks of vitality: "You get in the habit of working and then forget how to have fun." After a minor operation, however, Dad slides into senility. Tremont brings...
...NOTEBOOK: With the season winding down, it is time to give a round of applause to Messrs. Allard and Martelli, who have seen their sons play in just about every home game and most away games, too. "If it's within that 100-mile radius." Vinnie said. "my dad will be there." Don Allard Sr. was quite an athlete in his own right, a star at Boston College... Next in line for plaudits are coach Alex Nahigian and assistant coach (and assistant athletic director) Jim Stoeckel, who planned a marvelous afternoon at Soldiers Field yesterday. The event was the first...
...against B.C.," said Allard, who is eight for ten off of Eagle pitching this year. "My dad went there, and a lot of people over there always ask me how come I didn't go, too. I enjoy playing against them...