The Remembrance ProjectA 2014 series, profiling the lives of those among us. The Remembrance Project: Ralph McPheeWriter Elissa Ely remembers Ralph McPhee -- a man who grew up in a series of state hospitals, but eventually found his independence and a family.ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:27Jun 7, 2016The Remembrance Project: Terry SavageWriter Elissa Ely remembers Terry Savage, a woman whose medical and psychiatric conditions were never fully understood, but who lived life cheerfully forward and left a lasting impact on those...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:36May 31, 2016The Remembrance Project: Gunther HoosWriter Elissa Ely remembers Gunther Hoos, a film professor who wanted to make film-making accessible and affordable for all. ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:17May 24, 2016The Remembrance Project: Pamela SampsonWriter Elissa Ely remembers Pamela Sampson -- a children's book author with a big imagination and a small protagonist.ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:03May 17, 2016The Remembrance Project: Harold DondisHarold Dondis practiced law in Boston for 70 years, but he played the game of chess for 80. His fellow club members will never forget when Harold defeated Bobby Fischer,...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:02May 3, 2016AdvertisementThe Remembrance Project: Louise FinocchioLouise "Lulu" Finocchio defied the odds in everything she did -- from her trailblazing career as one of the only female buyers for Filene's, to becoming "Miraculous Patient #11" after...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:57Apr 26, 2016The Remembrance Project: Yves DalvetYves Francois Dalvet began his adventurous, and rather mysterious, life in the town of Laval, France. He joined the Resistance against the Nazis, became a priest, and, eventually, a language...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:34Apr 19, 2016The Remembrance Project: Diane 'Bibi' WeinsteinListening closely was a life philosophy for Diane "Bibi" Weinstein, who spent 34 years counseling students at Harvard’s Bureau of Study Council. She always took care of others first, even...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:04Apr 12, 2016The Remembrance Project: David GrossWriter Elissa Ely remembers David Gross, an expert of computer code who contributed to the creation of compact discs and MP3s -- all with a clever sense of humor. He...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:13Apr 5, 2016The Remembrance Project: Catherine Malatesta"I got this. God had a plan for me. We're going to figure this out," Catherine Malatesta told her parents after being diagnosed with stage IV cancer as a high...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:14Mar 29, 2016The Remembrance Project: Ibrahima Camara"It was like he brought Africa to America and he brought America to Africa," Damon Weinstein recalls of his teacher, the Senegalese drum master Ibrahima Camara. Ibrahima wove the cultures...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:56Mar 22, 2016The Remembrance Project: Jirina SchumannJirina Schweizerova and Reinhold Schumann made for an unlikely couple when they met in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, in the summer of 1945. Jirina spoke no English; Reinhold spoke no Czech. Jirina...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:22Mar 15, 2016The Remembrance Project: Tich Don TruongTich Don Truong was only 14 when he left China on a cargo ship. From there, he went from Vietnam, to Malaysia, to Texas -- and finally, to Massachusetts, where...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:49Mar 8, 2016The Remembrance Project: Kate GuilletteKate Guillette was a photographer who specialized in the happiness of others. "It doesn't have to be a perfect photo, it just has to bring a memory to mind or...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:26Feb 23, 2016The Remembrance Project: Jeffrey Jampel"You know, just be a mensch!," Jake Jampel recalls his father, Jeffrey, saying. Jeffrey Jampel reveled in excess, whether it was his love of Klezmer music, or Freud, or bing...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:40Feb 16, 2016The Remembrance Project: Dohrn ZachaiDohrn Zachai created textural tapestries, 10 to 15 feet across. Museums sought her work, art schools sought her teaching. But success became too commercial, too compromising. And so, she moved...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:00Feb 2, 2016The Remembrance Project: Peter WalshWhen Peter Walsh’s daughters were young, he would visit their Sunday school class in his firefighter’s uniform, crawling around on the floor to let the kids practice getting his attention...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:37Jan 26, 2016The Remembrance Project: Michael Jovanovic"His idea was to help others," remembers a friend of Michael Jovanovic. "And his specialty was to help others that no one else wanted to help." Michael Jovanovic died last...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:55Jan 19, 2016The Remembrance Project: Bryan BernfeldWhen Bryan Bernfeld's cancer was discovered, the actor challenged it the same way he challenged everything -- as an intelligent contrarian. When auditions in New York were cut short by...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:58Jan 12, 2016The Remembrance Project: Frank SoldoCharisma is the first word that comes to mind when describing the late rower, performer, and philanthropy specialist, Frank Soldo. He died last August of a cancer so rare that...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:42Jan 5, 2016Next Page
The Remembrance Project: Ralph McPheeWriter Elissa Ely remembers Ralph McPhee -- a man who grew up in a series of state hospitals, but eventually found his independence and a family.ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:27Jun 7, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Terry SavageWriter Elissa Ely remembers Terry Savage, a woman whose medical and psychiatric conditions were never fully understood, but who lived life cheerfully forward and left a lasting impact on those...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:36May 31, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Gunther HoosWriter Elissa Ely remembers Gunther Hoos, a film professor who wanted to make film-making accessible and affordable for all. ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:17May 24, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Pamela SampsonWriter Elissa Ely remembers Pamela Sampson -- a children's book author with a big imagination and a small protagonist.ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:03May 17, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Harold DondisHarold Dondis practiced law in Boston for 70 years, but he played the game of chess for 80. His fellow club members will never forget when Harold defeated Bobby Fischer,...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:02May 3, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Louise FinocchioLouise "Lulu" Finocchio defied the odds in everything she did -- from her trailblazing career as one of the only female buyers for Filene's, to becoming "Miraculous Patient #11" after...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:57Apr 26, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Yves DalvetYves Francois Dalvet began his adventurous, and rather mysterious, life in the town of Laval, France. He joined the Resistance against the Nazis, became a priest, and, eventually, a language...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:34Apr 19, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Diane 'Bibi' WeinsteinListening closely was a life philosophy for Diane "Bibi" Weinstein, who spent 34 years counseling students at Harvard’s Bureau of Study Council. She always took care of others first, even...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:04Apr 12, 2016
The Remembrance Project: David GrossWriter Elissa Ely remembers David Gross, an expert of computer code who contributed to the creation of compact discs and MP3s -- all with a clever sense of humor. He...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:13Apr 5, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Catherine Malatesta"I got this. God had a plan for me. We're going to figure this out," Catherine Malatesta told her parents after being diagnosed with stage IV cancer as a high...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:14Mar 29, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Ibrahima Camara"It was like he brought Africa to America and he brought America to Africa," Damon Weinstein recalls of his teacher, the Senegalese drum master Ibrahima Camara. Ibrahima wove the cultures...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:56Mar 22, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Jirina SchumannJirina Schweizerova and Reinhold Schumann made for an unlikely couple when they met in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, in the summer of 1945. Jirina spoke no English; Reinhold spoke no Czech. Jirina...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:22Mar 15, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Tich Don TruongTich Don Truong was only 14 when he left China on a cargo ship. From there, he went from Vietnam, to Malaysia, to Texas -- and finally, to Massachusetts, where...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:49Mar 8, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Kate GuilletteKate Guillette was a photographer who specialized in the happiness of others. "It doesn't have to be a perfect photo, it just has to bring a memory to mind or...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:26Feb 23, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Jeffrey Jampel"You know, just be a mensch!," Jake Jampel recalls his father, Jeffrey, saying. Jeffrey Jampel reveled in excess, whether it was his love of Klezmer music, or Freud, or bing...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:40Feb 16, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Dohrn ZachaiDohrn Zachai created textural tapestries, 10 to 15 feet across. Museums sought her work, art schools sought her teaching. But success became too commercial, too compromising. And so, she moved...ResumeThe Remembrance Project03:00Feb 2, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Peter WalshWhen Peter Walsh’s daughters were young, he would visit their Sunday school class in his firefighter’s uniform, crawling around on the floor to let the kids practice getting his attention...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:37Jan 26, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Michael Jovanovic"His idea was to help others," remembers a friend of Michael Jovanovic. "And his specialty was to help others that no one else wanted to help." Michael Jovanovic died last...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:55Jan 19, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Bryan BernfeldWhen Bryan Bernfeld's cancer was discovered, the actor challenged it the same way he challenged everything -- as an intelligent contrarian. When auditions in New York were cut short by...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:58Jan 12, 2016
The Remembrance Project: Frank SoldoCharisma is the first word that comes to mind when describing the late rower, performer, and philanthropy specialist, Frank Soldo. He died last August of a cancer so rare that...ResumeThe Remembrance Project02:42Jan 5, 2016