In a letter to Mike Caswell, on the subject of the familytree, Joh n had this
to say, "I am John Daniel Keliher, the last of mygeneration of thi s tribe.
Genetically, I am predisposed to my father's Irishsentimentality . A loving
people the Irish, when they are not trying to kill you.Unfortunately , the
Irish marry late and bury early, but for all of that theyreproduce w ondrously.
The Casswell's on the other hand, fought among themselves.with dista in for
interlopers from outside the DNA - except for those whomarried int o the clan.
Mt father was a 'yeasy runt' whose 112 lbs, set upon a fivefoot si x bean pole,
seemed to appeal to Bert, Josh and Alf. They did not allowhim to ge t trampled
in their mayhem - maybe they just needed a tenor!

I saw them from the knees up, the Aunts with their secretswhich the y shared
ungrudgingly, the Uncles with their dreams. It was a headybrew.

PEDI birth