Author Archives: Ronald Weihs

Alice’s obituary

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Ronald Weihs

SONY DSC WEIHS, Alice Elizabeth (nee Fritsch)
Passed away peacefully on February 18, 2015, at the age of 93, cared for by her son Ronald Weihs and his partner Judith Sandiford at their home in Hamilton, ON. Her son Frederick Weihs and her sister Rosemarie Herrell were of great support during her final months.

Alice was born on August 27, 1921 in … Read the rest

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The Circle Unbroken

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Ronald Weihs

My mother Alice died last Wednesday (February 18, 2015) in the early morning. She was in my house in Hamilton, where Judith and I had been looking after her since last November. She was born on August 27, 1921, and had a full life, which she enjoyed with great gusto up to her last day.

In the last few years, … Read the rest

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Pete Seeger refuses to provide metadata to HUAC

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ronald Weihs

Peter Seeger was a huge influence on my life, musically, politically and spiritually. When he died at last, like so many others, I reviewed what I knew and loved about him. Thanks to Mark McNeil on Facebook, I was directed to his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee. 

What interests me is that Pete, at the price of being … Read the rest

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From Morning to Midnight, at the National

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Ronald Weihs

Written in 1912, Georg Kaiser’s expressionist drama From Morning to Midnight has been given a bravura treatment in a new version by Dennis Kelly. I joined the queue for day seats at 8:30 on a Wednesday, and snagged two matinee tickets, along with two evening tickets for the second preview of King Lear. What a day of theatre it was!… Read the rest

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