Category Archives: Ben Roffe

Hey Hey!

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Ellen Ross

ICYMI: Last Saturday night the Chicago Cubs won the National League Pennant.  They are currently playing the American League champs, the Cleveland Indians, in the World Series. Game 2 Update: The Cubs just tied up the series one one. There … Continue reading →

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Mister Roffe

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Ellen Ross

Happy Father’s Day, Dear Readers.  Hope it’s a glorious day for you and your families. Those misspelled (No two N’s in “Benjamin”) dog tags are souvenirs of my dad’s Navy career. He was a radarman on the U.S.S. Shangri-La. Here … Continue reading →

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Birthday Boy

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Ellen Ross

(Photograph by Henry X Arenberg) The guy with the uncharacteristically serious look on his face is our dad, Ben Roffe. The Year was 1989- which made him seventy years old at the time this picture was taken. The Place- Bub … Continue reading →

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