The kind of cancer he had.
Hint: same as Alex Trebeck and RBG
The Peanuts character my father most identified with himself (NOT what my mother sister and I thought he was)
What my father studied in his research
What is the long-term effects of HIV/AIDS on memory and cognition?
My father's favorite place to vacation
What is Maine/Acadia?
My father's favorite dog breed
What is a dalmation?
My father's astrological sign (bonus if you know his exact birthday)
What is a Pisces?
My father's favorite Disney movie
What is Fantasia?
The institution he worked for
What is Johns Hopkins?
My father's favorite fruit
What is raspberries?
The reason(s) my father hated tattoos
- The Jew thing
- He was forced to get two small tattoos to mark the spots he received chemo the first time he had cancer and was not happy about it
The name of the neighborhood/reigion of Baltimore County he grew up in, known for its large population of Orthodox Jews
What is Pikesville? (you can guess the antisemetic nickname people have for it)
My father's all-time favorite movie (bonus: can you remember my childhood nickname based on said movie)
What is 2001: A Space Oddessy (and my nickname in utero was the universe baby)
The non-american country my father did most of his work in
What is Uganda?
My father's favorite thing to get at local Northampton Ice Cream Parlor: Herrel's
What is a jar of the hot fudge?
The famous lesbian I think my father bore a striking resemblance to when he was being treated for cancer and lost a lot of weight
Who is Leslie Feinberg?

The notable Baltimore boys prep school did my father attended when they finally started letting Jews in
What is Gilman?
The Winnie the Pooh character my father identified as
Who is Tigger?
My father made it very known he graduated from Harvard University for his undergrad. What he made less known is that he did not get accepted his first time applying and was forced to attend this far inferior institution until he could transfer into Harvard.
What is Penn?
My father had trophies for his childhood participation in this sport displayed next to his bed till the day he died.
What is tennis?
The one thing my father said he wished he could be a woman so he could do
What is be pregnant and give birth?
Name the members of my fathers immediate family: father mother brother (bonus: sister)
Who are Bert, June, Todd, and (bonus: April)
My father's favorite fiction book (notable since for the most part, he hated fiction, however, he liked this one so much he even bought and read the sequel when it came out, which he did NOT like)
What is To Kill A Mockingbird?
Surprisingly my father was the first to establish this at his work.
What is a support group for people living with a long-term HIV diagnosis who now in their older years are facing memory problems?
One time a blizzard struck Baltimore when my father was at work. His car was snowed in. How did he get home in the icy conditions?
What is he cross country skied home through the streets of East Baltimore?
How my father reacted when I came out to him
What is he said "I'm so disappointed you'll never experience the joy that is sleeping with a man."?