Sean Kirst: A Western New York year, in the words of those who lived it

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Kris and Paul Scharoun-DeForge: A Sean Kirst column described how the couple remains deeply committed to one another, despite Paul’s struggle with dementia. (Derek Gee/News file photo)

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Robbie Hausmann performs The Kaddish in his great-grandmother's memory, at Auschwitz. (Sharon Cantillon/The Buffalo News)

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The note Andrew Sipowicz found on his car, explaining the damage caused by a hit-and-run bus driver. (Andrew Sipowicz image)

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Josephine Robbins at St. Philip's Episcopal Church: When Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry needed her, she was there. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News)

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Connor Lynskey (left) with his friend Manuel Zevallos (center) and another friend, Tommy Heslin, last summer, Machu Picchu, Peru. (Image courtesy Manuel Zevallos Villanueva)

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Molik: At 22, a job that routinely involves saving addicts who overdose. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News)

By Sean Kirst

One of the gifts of this job is the chance to meet people each day who are living out unforgettable stories in Buffalo, and the wider region.

Robbie Hausmann, Buffalo cellist, plays in memory of his great-grandmother, at Auschwitz (Video courtesy of Robbie Hausmann): http://buffalonews.com/2018/04/14/sean-kirst-tale-and-video-of-a-melody-that-lifted-over-auschwitz/

http://buffalonews.com/2018/04/14/video-listen-as-buffalo-cellist-plays-in-memory-of-great-grandmother-at-auschwitz/

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