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Thomas Claus
In Memory of
Thomas Andrew
Claus
1923 - 2017
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Stories

Sunset Ride

You taught me to ride bareback through the fields
On a farm lush with crops and with grain
You taught me the names of flowers and trees
You planted deep in to the plains
You taught me to ride my very first bike
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Cindy Ferguson
2017-05-21 23:34:57
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A beloved Neighbor

Childhood memories of Mr. Claus........

Growing up on Ferney Street, ever present in my childhood memory, was Mr. Claus.  He's the only man I'd ever seen in blue jeans, way more years before anyone thought they were a happeni...

Wendy Weinstein
2017-04-25 09:54:18
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Thomas A Claus - Obituary

Thomas Andrew Claus was born at home in New Hyde Park, NY, on March 7, 1923. His parents Joseph Jacob Claus and Agatha Kollmer Claus had eight surviving children. Sister Elizabeth died at the age of five from “dropsy.” The other siblings...

Cindy Claus Ferguson
2017-04-21 06:39:04
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My Dad

I truly loved my father. When I was 4, he put me on a Palmino named Dominic on my Great Uncle George's farm. We rode together often. At 5, he built me a playhouse in the yard with a hand hewn log horse. Dad also built me a beautiful Levitt dollh...

2017-04-20 19:41:31
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