Thursday, March 12, 2026

The Matriarch


 










The Matriarch

TR, Toby, Toba-Rita, Mother, Royalty too

You are the one right from the start

You are the Matriarch

No-one cares more than you

 

Inducted in 1952

Operator NY Telephone at home

Holding down the fort on your own

Our good fortune the MASH doctor picked you

 

The only child has Three baby girls

Hello Randy, Lynn and Dig

What happens next is gonna be big

Baby dolls, candy and pearls

 

Ocen Township and the Jersey Shore

High School Cheers, Tennis Court, Mr. Blues

The University of Miami, Syracuse

All good. You couldn’t ask for more

 

One – Randazzle, Shoes at retail, Thing a Ding,

From Syracuse, to Boston, to Miami. What life brings.

Legal assist, cars, watches and lots of new shoes

You cannot be too rich or too thin. Nothing to lose.

 

Two – Midwestern Cathiolic boy – Oy Vey

He says he got the best of the three – the middle child Bing

Thank You forever. Love is a beautiful thing

Don’t worry, it’s gonna be okay.

 

Three Digger with hypochondriasis

The prscription is as easy as this

Belmar variety store

Married now to David is the baby sis

 

Memories abound, it must be told

Bayonne, Asbury Park, Miami always a party

Jerry & Pernice, Helen & Al, Zelda & Marty

Aunt Lee’s teary birthday poetry never gets old

 

Zoila, South 40 Tomattoes and the Saffire Ball

Cherish the moments for the memories fit

This is the day G-d has made. Let us be glad and rejoice in it.

We give thanks for everything and all.

 

At Disney a family gathering standing in line

Only to hear of Edith passing

But time marches on and a generation continues

Erica, Lindsey, Ben, Perry, Max

Things will be just fine – relax

 

We could rattle on forever

But to cover it all – never

What you mean to our clan

We are your biggest fans

 

We will go on and always smile

Remembering Thanksgiving Hincks, Jumbo shrimp

A small gathering – just family – thirty plus

The love is felt by all of us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Wednesday, March 4, 2026

MDMC team meets 3-2026


 






Some members of the UMSL Marketing and Entrepreneurship Council kicked off our first meeting of 2026 with a tour of the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, which will serve as the venue for this year's Midwest Digital Marketing ConferenceAmy Warren, Brian Scott, Cristina Fernández Bermejo, Daniel Grossman, Perry D. Drake, PhD, Jeffrey Promnitz, Dr. Jackie “JP” PhillipsWes Morgan, Steve Bauer, Thomas O'Connell, Patricia Lee Galli, 🚀 Tyler Kelley, Vernon Ross, Tyler VonJensen

MDMC - Perry Drake message 3-4-26


 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/perrydrake_mdmc-activity-7434665344373497856-gKxi

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Some members of the UMSL Marketing and Entrepreneurship Council kicked off our first meeting of 2026 with a tour of the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, which will serve as the venue for this year's Midwest Digital Marketing Conference.

Amy Warren, Brian Scott, Cristina Fernández Bermejo, Daniel Grossman, Perry D. Drake, PhD, Jeffrey Promnitz, Dr. Jackie “JP” PhillipsWes Morgan, Steve Bauer, Thomas O'Connell, Patricia Lee Galli, 🚀 Tyler Kelley, Vernon Ross, Tyler VonJensen