Saturday, January 3, 2015

HAPPY 34TH BIRTHDAY, POLLY KLAAS (JANUARY 3, 1981 TO OCTOBER 1, 1993)



            We, the comrades of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, wishes Polly Klaas a happy 34th birthday, she was born on January 3, 1981. We will remember her every year on that date, January 3. Let us remember how she lived on this earth:


Polly Klaas



She was a very pretty, smart, cheerful and engaging girl who was just beginning to realize life’s potential. She was a skilled actor who could nail the first read through of a script. She could ride a bike, had mastered swimming and wanted me to teach her how to play baseball, so that she could ‘play with the boys.’ On Sunday evenings I enjoyed sitting on the couch with Polly on one side and Violet on the other. Polly and I would cackle at Homer and Bart Simpson’s mindless antics while Violet looked at us quizzically and asked what was so funny? Even in life we thought of Polly as an old soul because of the depth of her compassion and capacity for love. She was the kind of a girl who would make her presence known when she entered the room. When she left it would be with an unspoken, “Hey, remember me!”

Polly lived with her mom in Petaluma, but we had joint custody. She would spend 2-days a week with Violet and me, take vacations and spend most Holiday’s with us. We talked on the phone almost every night. The last time we spoke was on October 1. She was very enthusiastic about the slumber party she was hosting for her girlfriends. Before we hung up I told her that I loved her. “I love you too Daddy,” she replied.

-       Marc Klaas, Polly’s father.


CHECK THESE THREE PREVIOUS BLOG POSTS:

1. Polly Klaas’s story

2. Quotes by Marc Klaas

3. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF POLLY KLAAS’S MURDER



1 comment:

  1. Happy birthday Polly. You dont know me but I think of you often and want you to know that we have never forgotten your short life here. your family has become an inspiration and has championed for the vulnerable everyday. For that, the world is very greatfull.

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