Comments on: The Killilea Family: Where Are They Now?

By: Valerie Smith

Valerie Smith — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:48:52 +0000

How fascinating to read all these postings about the Killilea family, and others. This is quite the legacy for two wonderful books. I hope everyone has discovered the Killilea Fan group page on Yahoogroups. You’re all welcome to join in.

By: Daisy Deadhead

Daisy Deadhead — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:46:52 +0000

Thank you for your work. I loved these books when I was young.

I am interested Sunny Decker, author of “An Empty Spoon”. I have found no Wikipedia entry or anything. What happened to her and her family? Also, any info about the students in the book would be appreciated. (Since she used pseudonyms, that might not be possible.) Did the kids like the book? What did they think? Very curious!!!

By: Linda Buligan-Buchanan

Linda Buligan-Buchanan — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:24:04 +0000

It was the book Karen. That inspired me when I was in 7th grade I wanted a career in Physical Therapy. I have now been working in Physical Therapy for over 30 years.
I have often wondered what has happened to Karen and her family…..Thank-you!!

By: PrincessMissy

PrincessMissy — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:21:27 +0000

Burn victim David Rothenberg is now in his twenties. For fear of his father getting out of jail and hunting him down (his mentally ill father set him on fire in a hotel room when he was 6), David has changed his name repeatedly & carefully hides where he is living. He played a burn victim on a soap opera, and he directs music videos.

By: R Krause

R Krause — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:12:34 +0000

Karen was my favorite book when I was a teenager in the 70′s. 20 years ago I had a tiny preemie, who is now an almost 21 year old college student who has CP. Strange.

By: Marilyn Booze

Marilyn Booze — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:03:32 +0000

I read somewhere that the estrangement between Gloria & big Marie occurred because Marie wanted to write about the fire, & Glo wouldn’t hear of it.

By: CW

CW — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:44:10 +0000

There was a book in the fifties called Six More at Sixty, by Robert Hyde. He and his wife adopted Mexican sibs after raising several of their own. I’d love to find out what happened to the children!

By: BC PAYNE WHIGHAM

BC PAYNE WHIGHAM — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:08:51 +0000

Just ran across WLFK and read the last few pages. Was inspired because I need make some decision about my life now. I am 66 years old and am thinking about when and if I should move into a more accessible (transportation-wise at least). I also understood the dicision to go to the wheelchair. I used a scooter for a long time, but finally was forced use the wheelchair. Anyway, I was really glad to get an update Karen and family. bc

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:48:19 +0000

I think I missed something here because I just discovered this blog. Why were Marie and Gloria estranged? Was it because of the fire?

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 02:06:15 +0000

Mariel,

According to posts on the Killilea yahoo group site Marie and Gloria remained unreconciled. It also seems that the girls all atayed in touch but that Rory moved away and now that the parents have died does not seem to have much contact with his sisters (this information was provided to the group by Rory’s wife).