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Emmetsburg Iowa

Roger Goes to Medical School

By Holly Millea

Fall 2022

October 18, 2022 by 4 Comments

I was born at home in Emmetsburg, Iowa in 1928. The doctor said, “You have a son!” My mother didn’t know what to name me and the doctor said, “How about Roger? That’s my father’s name. It’s a fine name.” Both my parents were Irish. Mother was born Mary Margaret Mahoney. My first memories involve living in the small town in the shadow of the Assumption Parish. We lived across … [Read more...] about Roger Goes to Medical School

The Boys of Summer

By Holly Millea

July 7, 2017 by 13 Comments

Writer Holly Millea on how an old baseball photo convinced her father to embrace technology. For years my father, Roger Millea, a retired urologist, has refused to use a computer. So for his 83rd birthday, I flew to Rapid City, South Dakota, presented him with an iPad, and tutored him against his will in the ways of email and the internet; encouraging him to connect to the … [Read more...] about The Boys of Summer

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