Saying Good Night to Aunt Irene

Irene goodnight, Irene goodnight Goodnight Irene, Goodnight Irene I’ll see you in my dreams Huttie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter   Since I first heard this song as a child, I have never listened to it without thinking of Aunt Irene, one of my late mother’s younger sisters. Irene Kinosh was a constant presence in my childhood, growing up in New Hampshire. She was kind and funny, someone who delighted in her family, and loved the Red Sox. Later in life, after moving to Bristol, Connecticut, she became an avid fan of the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as well. My mother had five...

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