Sarah! Thank you for sharing:) What a beautiful story that came from such a tragedy. Your dad was a hero!
On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 4:36 PM sarah cannon holden < sarahcannonhol...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Cocoanut Grove Fire occurred 80 years ago in a Boston Nightclub. It > is one of the most devastating fires in Boston's history. Nearly 500 > people died. They were trapped inside long before exit doors and other > precautions were in place. I thought that the following very edited > version of one part of that history would be interesting to others in > Lincoln. > > Sarah Cannon Holden > > > > > In 1943 my father, Bradford Cannon, led the team of surgeons who cared for > the survivors of the Cocoanut Grove fire. > > Fifty years later, my brother Laurie was a senior captain with United > Airlines. The first officer asked Laurie where he was from. > > “Boston.” > > “Hmm,” said his first officer, “the only person I know of from Boston is a > doctor named Bradford Cannon.” > > “Really? He’s my father.” > > “Well, he saved my mother’s life.” > > “Yes, when she was 20 years old she was burned at the Cocoanut Grove > fire. Her boyfriend died. She later married my father.” He paused. > > “And, my middle name is Bradford – after your dad.” > > My father specifically remembered the man’s mother who was very badly > burned. Ultimately she moved to San Diego. > > There was soon to be a medical meeting there. My dad and my mother, then > in their 80s, bought their tickets and left for San Diego – maybe to attend > the meeting but certainly to see his patient after all these years. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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