Sean Paul Murphy, Writer

Sean Paul Murphy, Writer
Sean Paul Murphy, Storyteller

Monday, October 22, 2018

My Family: Rita Cecilia Rosenberger Protani Pollock

Little Grandmom and yours truly at the grave of her grandparents

Last Friday, my grandmother Rita Cecilia Rosenberger Protani Pollock peacefully passed away at Lorien Mays Chapel in Timonium, Maryland, surrounded by family members. Relatives had been arriving from as far away as Virginia, Texas, Nevada and Florida to say goodbye.  In the end, she had good days and some not so good days, but she was always surrounded by family. In the end, she said her only fear was waking up and finding herself alone. She doesn't have to worry about that anymore. Now she rests in the bosom of her family that was waiting for her on the other side.

Normally, I would tell her story now. However, there is no need for me to do so. I will let her tell it herself. I interviewed her just prior to her 90th birthday and put together this little film.



Here are some pictures of my grandmother through the years:

Her first communion picture.

High School Graduation?
Wedding of Rita Rosenberger and  Kenneth Protani
L-to-R
Mary Protani MacCubbin, Helen Ernst, George Rosenberger, Rita, Kenny, Billy Taresco, William MacCubbin 
Rita, 1944
Rare Photograph of the entire Rosenberger Clan
Norbert, Helen, Lou, Kenny, Mary, Rita, Anthony, George

Clara, Rita, Tony
Rita with 2nd husband Robert Pollock
Rita with grandsons Doug and Sean
Rita and Bob
Rita with her sister Helen in Hawaii
Rita with children Tony and Clara
Five Generations
Jeanne, Clara, Rita, Gianna, Natalia

As an added bonus, here's the home movies of Rita and Bob's wedding.


Rest in peace, Little Grandmom.  You were a kind and gentle woman who lived a life of happy service to your family.  You were a true inspiration. I wouldn't be who I am without you!

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Be sure to check out my memoir The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God, published by TouchPoint Press. It is my true story of first faith and first love and how the two became almost fatally intertwined.



Here are some sample chapters of The Promise:

Chapter 7 - Mission Accomplished
Chapter 15 - Quarter To Midnight

Be sure to check out my novel Chapel Street. It tells the story of a young man straddling the line between sanity and madness while battling a demonic entity that has driven his family members to suicide for generations. It was inspired by an actual haunting my family experienced.

You can buy the Kindle and paperback at Amazon and the Nook, paperback and hardcover at Barnes & Noble.


Learn more about the book, click Here.

Watch the book trailer:

  

Listen to me read some chapters here:


Read about the true haunting that inspired the novel here:
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 1, An Introduction
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 2, The House
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 3, This Is Us
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 4, Arrival
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 5, Methodology
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 6, Clara's Tale, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 7, Clara's Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 8, My Tale, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 9, My Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 10, My Tale, Pt. 3
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 11, Natalia's Tale, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 12, Natalia's Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 13, John's Tale, Pt. 1 
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 14, John's Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 15, Come Inside!
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 16, Marion's Tale, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 17, Marion's Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 18, Jeanne's Tale, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 19, Jeanne's Tale, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 20, Lisa's Tale
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 21, Recap, Pt. 1
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 22, Recap, Pt. 2
The Haunting of 21 St. Helens Avenue, Part 23, Recap, Pt. 3

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