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We recently returned from a 10 day visit to the Big Island and, for the first time, visited the Pacific Tsunami Museum (www.tsunami.org), which chronicles in pictures, videos and stories the tsunamis that hit Hilo in 1946 and 1960.  I’d heard … Continue reading →

Eleanor Pence, wife of Martin Pence (his second), passed away on August 15, 2011 at the age of 98.  She is survived by daughters of her first marriage, Merrill Johnston, Drudi Johnston, Suzy Hemmings of Honolulu and her son Tom … Continue reading →

My dad, Guido Giacometti, tells one of my favorite stories about Penny.  I wish I had been there: In 1995 my wife Susan and I were invited to share Thanksgiving dinner with the Pence family and a few friends.  The … Continue reading →

Thank you to those of you who have alerted me to an incorrect date in the header.  Judge Pence was appointed to the federal bench in 1961, not 1974 - the year he went to senior status (is there a better … Continue reading →