Brian Handy
@brianhandy.bsky.social
Lifelong learner. Poetry reader. Periodic traveler. Liberal Christian. Fond of obscure Catholic and Orthodox saints.
Each day I post a biography and photo of American armed forces members who died during combat.
November 13
#veteran
#restinpeace
George, Francis, Joseph, Madison and Albert Sullivan, Waterloo, IA. All five brothers died in the sinking of the USS Juneau on November 13, 1942.
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November 13
#veteran
#restinpeace
George, Francis, Joseph, Madison and Albert Sullivan, Waterloo, IA. All five brothers died in the sinking of the USS Juneau on November 13, 1942.
nmdf.org/u-s-navy/the...
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of American armed forces members who died during combat.
November 13
#veteran
#restinpeace
George, Francis, Joseph, Madison and Albert Sullivan, Waterloo, IA. All five brothers died in the sinking of the USS Juneau on November 13, 1942.
nmdf.org/u-s-navy/the...
November 13
#veteran
#restinpeace
George, Francis, Joseph, Madison and Albert Sullivan, Waterloo, IA. All five brothers died in the sinking of the USS Juneau on November 13, 1942.
nmdf.org/u-s-navy/the...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Joseph Clark, "Bedtime"
auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/...
#painting
Joseph Clark, "Bedtime"
auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Joseph Clark, "Bedtime"
auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/...
#painting
Joseph Clark, "Bedtime"
auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/...
13 November Saint of the Day: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini ("Mother Cabrini") 1850-1917
Italian-American nun, she founded the still-extant Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. First US citizen to be canonized. She is the patron saint of immigrants.
#Catholic
www.mothercabrini.org/who-we-are/m...
Italian-American nun, she founded the still-extant Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. First US citizen to be canonized. She is the patron saint of immigrants.
#Catholic
www.mothercabrini.org/who-we-are/m...
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
13 November Saint of the Day: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini ("Mother Cabrini") 1850-1917
Italian-American nun, she founded the still-extant Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. First US citizen to be canonized. She is the patron saint of immigrants.
#Catholic
www.mothercabrini.org/who-we-are/m...
Italian-American nun, she founded the still-extant Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. First US citizen to be canonized. She is the patron saint of immigrants.
#Catholic
www.mothercabrini.org/who-we-are/m...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 12
#veteran
#restinpeace
Daniel Eugene Spencer, Bend, Oregon. Died in Quang Nam, Vietnam on November 12, 1968 (helmeted soldier in photo).
www.alch372.com/503/danespen...
November 12
#veteran
#restinpeace
Daniel Eugene Spencer, Bend, Oregon. Died in Quang Nam, Vietnam on November 12, 1968 (helmeted soldier in photo).
www.alch372.com/503/danespen...
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 12
#veteran
#restinpeace
Daniel Eugene Spencer, Bend, Oregon. Died in Quang Nam, Vietnam on November 12, 1968 (helmeted soldier in photo).
www.alch372.com/503/danespen...
November 12
#veteran
#restinpeace
Daniel Eugene Spencer, Bend, Oregon. Died in Quang Nam, Vietnam on November 12, 1968 (helmeted soldier in photo).
www.alch372.com/503/danespen...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Robert Goldstrom, untitled (from "Aquaria" series)
www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...
#painting
Robert Goldstrom, untitled (from "Aquaria" series)
www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Robert Goldstrom, untitled (from "Aquaria" series)
www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...
#painting
Robert Goldstrom, untitled (from "Aquaria" series)
www.swanngalleries.com/auction-lot/...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 11
#veteran
#restinpeace
Henry Nicholas John Gunther, Baltimore, MD. Last American soldier killed in action in WW I; died at 10:59 AM, one minute before the war ended.
time.com/5444257/last...
November 11
#veteran
#restinpeace
Henry Nicholas John Gunther, Baltimore, MD. Last American soldier killed in action in WW I; died at 10:59 AM, one minute before the war ended.
time.com/5444257/last...
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 11
#veteran
#restinpeace
Henry Nicholas John Gunther, Baltimore, MD. Last American soldier killed in action in WW I; died at 10:59 AM, one minute before the war ended.
time.com/5444257/last...
November 11
#veteran
#restinpeace
Henry Nicholas John Gunther, Baltimore, MD. Last American soldier killed in action in WW I; died at 10:59 AM, one minute before the war ended.
time.com/5444257/last...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
#horseracing
Richard Stone Reeves, "Birdstone" (Belmont and Travers Stakes winner)
www.doyle.com/auction/lot/...
#painting
#horseracing
Richard Stone Reeves, "Birdstone" (Belmont and Travers Stakes winner)
www.doyle.com/auction/lot/...
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
#horseracing
Richard Stone Reeves, "Birdstone" (Belmont and Travers Stakes winner)
www.doyle.com/auction/lot/...
#painting
#horseracing
Richard Stone Reeves, "Birdstone" (Belmont and Travers Stakes winner)
www.doyle.com/auction/lot/...
11 September Saint of the Day: Blessed Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska 1899-1939
Polish nurse during WW I, then nun. She was Superior of a convent in Wejherowo, Pomerania at the start of WW II. She was martyred by Nazis in the Piasnica massacres.
#Catholic
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Polish nurse during WW I, then nun. She was Superior of a convent in Wejherowo, Pomerania at the start of WW II. She was martyred by Nazis in the Piasnica massacres.
#Catholic
resurrectionsisters.org/about-us/his...
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
11 September Saint of the Day: Blessed Alicja Jadwiga Kotowska 1899-1939
Polish nurse during WW I, then nun. She was Superior of a convent in Wejherowo, Pomerania at the start of WW II. She was martyred by Nazis in the Piasnica massacres.
#Catholic
resurrectionsisters.org/about-us/his...
Polish nurse during WW I, then nun. She was Superior of a convent in Wejherowo, Pomerania at the start of WW II. She was martyred by Nazis in the Piasnica massacres.
#Catholic
resurrectionsisters.org/about-us/his...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 10
#veteran
#restinpeace
Patrick Francis Kutschbach, McKees Rocks, PA. Killed while on patrol in Tagab, Afghanistan on November 10, 2007.
specialforcesfoundation.org/patrick-f-ku...
November 10
#veteran
#restinpeace
Patrick Francis Kutschbach, McKees Rocks, PA. Killed while on patrol in Tagab, Afghanistan on November 10, 2007.
specialforcesfoundation.org/patrick-f-ku...
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 10
#veteran
#restinpeace
Patrick Francis Kutschbach, McKees Rocks, PA. Killed while on patrol in Tagab, Afghanistan on November 10, 2007.
specialforcesfoundation.org/patrick-f-ku...
November 10
#veteran
#restinpeace
Patrick Francis Kutschbach, McKees Rocks, PA. Killed while on patrol in Tagab, Afghanistan on November 10, 2007.
specialforcesfoundation.org/patrick-f-ku...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Arthur Grover Rider, "Against the Light"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3086...
#painting
Arthur Grover Rider, "Against the Light"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3086...
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Arthur Grover Rider, "Against the Light"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3086...
#painting
Arthur Grover Rider, "Against the Light"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3086...
10 September Saint of the Day: Venerable Mariangela Virgili 1661-1734
Italian Carmelite Third Order Tertiary (lay), she lived in her house as a nun would in her convent. Worked to bring Catholic religious to Ronciglione.
#Catholic
www.diocesicivitacastellana.it/mariangela-v... (in Italian)
Italian Carmelite Third Order Tertiary (lay), she lived in her house as a nun would in her convent. Worked to bring Catholic religious to Ronciglione.
#Catholic
www.diocesicivitacastellana.it/mariangela-v... (in Italian)
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
10 September Saint of the Day: Venerable Mariangela Virgili 1661-1734
Italian Carmelite Third Order Tertiary (lay), she lived in her house as a nun would in her convent. Worked to bring Catholic religious to Ronciglione.
#Catholic
www.diocesicivitacastellana.it/mariangela-v... (in Italian)
Italian Carmelite Third Order Tertiary (lay), she lived in her house as a nun would in her convent. Worked to bring Catholic religious to Ronciglione.
#Catholic
www.diocesicivitacastellana.it/mariangela-v... (in Italian)
The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is in full swing. Each day I will post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the ice.
#NHL
#icehockey
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hock...
#NHL
#icehockey
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hock...
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is in full swing. Each day I will post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the ice.
#NHL
#icehockey
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hock...
#NHL
#icehockey
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hock...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 9
#veteran
#restinpeace
Steven Edward Auchman, Waterloo, NY. Air Force Master Sergeant killed by rocket-propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq on November 9, 2004.
www.legacy.com/obituaries/n...
November 9
#veteran
#restinpeace
Steven Edward Auchman, Waterloo, NY. Air Force Master Sergeant killed by rocket-propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq on November 9, 2004.
www.legacy.com/obituaries/n...
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during combat.
November 9
#veteran
#restinpeace
Steven Edward Auchman, Waterloo, NY. Air Force Master Sergeant killed by rocket-propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq on November 9, 2004.
www.legacy.com/obituaries/n...
November 9
#veteran
#restinpeace
Steven Edward Auchman, Waterloo, NY. Air Force Master Sergeant killed by rocket-propelled grenade in Mosul, Iraq on November 9, 2004.
www.legacy.com/obituaries/n...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Vera Southby, "Junks at Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1956"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3174...
#painting
Vera Southby, "Junks at Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1956"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3174...
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Vera Southby, "Junks at Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1956"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3174...
#painting
Vera Southby, "Junks at Nha Trang, Vietnam, 1956"
www.bonhams.com/auction/3174...
9 September Saint of the Day: Blessed George Napper 1548-1610
English priest educated at Oxford; seminarian at the English College, Douai, France. He ministered to covert Catholics in Oxfordshire. Martyred after declining oath against the Pope.
#Catholic
saints-alive.siministries.org/saints-alive...
English priest educated at Oxford; seminarian at the English College, Douai, France. He ministered to covert Catholics in Oxfordshire. Martyred after declining oath against the Pope.
#Catholic
saints-alive.siministries.org/saints-alive...
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
9 September Saint of the Day: Blessed George Napper 1548-1610
English priest educated at Oxford; seminarian at the English College, Douai, France. He ministered to covert Catholics in Oxfordshire. Martyred after declining oath against the Pope.
#Catholic
saints-alive.siministries.org/saints-alive...
English priest educated at Oxford; seminarian at the English College, Douai, France. He ministered to covert Catholics in Oxfordshire. Martyred after declining oath against the Pope.
#Catholic
saints-alive.siministries.org/saints-alive...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 8
#veteran
#restinpeace
Theone Lorenzo Poulsen, Nyssa, OR. Navy Fireman, likely died when HMS Walney sank under fire in Oran, Algeria on November 8, 1942.
www.honorstates.org/index.php?id...
November 8
#veteran
#restinpeace
Theone Lorenzo Poulsen, Nyssa, OR. Navy Fireman, likely died when HMS Walney sank under fire in Oran, Algeria on November 8, 1942.
www.honorstates.org/index.php?id...
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 8
#veteran
#restinpeace
Theone Lorenzo Poulsen, Nyssa, OR. Navy Fireman, likely died when HMS Walney sank under fire in Oran, Algeria on November 8, 1942.
www.honorstates.org/index.php?id...
November 8
#veteran
#restinpeace
Theone Lorenzo Poulsen, Nyssa, OR. Navy Fireman, likely died when HMS Walney sank under fire in Oran, Algeria on November 8, 1942.
www.honorstates.org/index.php?id...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Wang Guangyi , "Madonna and Child"
www.cguardian.com/en/auctions/...
#painting
Wang Guangyi , "Madonna and Child"
www.cguardian.com/en/auctions/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Wang Guangyi , "Madonna and Child"
www.cguardian.com/en/auctions/...
#painting
Wang Guangyi , "Madonna and Child"
www.cguardian.com/en/auctions/...
8 November Saint of the Day: Pope St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) 570 (?)-618
From priest directly to Pope, he served for 3 years, including after an earthquake and scabies outbreak in Rome. He commenced the use of seals on Papal documents; hence, "papal bulls."
#Catholic
faith.nd.edu/saint/pope-s...
From priest directly to Pope, he served for 3 years, including after an earthquake and scabies outbreak in Rome. He commenced the use of seals on Papal documents; hence, "papal bulls."
#Catholic
faith.nd.edu/saint/pope-s...
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
8 November Saint of the Day: Pope St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) 570 (?)-618
From priest directly to Pope, he served for 3 years, including after an earthquake and scabies outbreak in Rome. He commenced the use of seals on Papal documents; hence, "papal bulls."
#Catholic
faith.nd.edu/saint/pope-s...
From priest directly to Pope, he served for 3 years, including after an earthquake and scabies outbreak in Rome. He commenced the use of seals on Papal documents; hence, "papal bulls."
#Catholic
faith.nd.edu/saint/pope-s...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 7
#veteran
#restinpeace
Charles Isaac Cartwright, Union Bridge, MD. Killed November 7, 2009 during combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.
marineraiderfoundation.org/staff-sergea...
November 7
#veteran
#restinpeace
Charles Isaac Cartwright, Union Bridge, MD. Killed November 7, 2009 during combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.
marineraiderfoundation.org/staff-sergea...
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 7
#veteran
#restinpeace
Charles Isaac Cartwright, Union Bridge, MD. Killed November 7, 2009 during combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.
marineraiderfoundation.org/staff-sergea...
November 7
#veteran
#restinpeace
Charles Isaac Cartwright, Union Bridge, MD. Killed November 7, 2009 during combat operations in Farah Province, Afghanistan.
marineraiderfoundation.org/staff-sergea...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Zaim Durulaman, "Experiment Two 05"
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#painting
Zaim Durulaman, "Experiment Two 05"
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November 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Zaim Durulaman, "Experiment Two 05"
hbart.com.my/index.php/co...
#painting
Zaim Durulaman, "Experiment Two 05"
hbart.com.my/index.php/co...
7 November Saint of the Day: St. Vicenzo Grossi 1845-1917
Italian parish priest in in Regona and Vicobellignano, region of Cremona. He founded the still extant Daughters of the Oratory, following the Rule of St. Philip Neri and dedicated to serving youth.
#Catholic
www.4grossi.com/gente-famosa...
Italian parish priest in in Regona and Vicobellignano, region of Cremona. He founded the still extant Daughters of the Oratory, following the Rule of St. Philip Neri and dedicated to serving youth.
#Catholic
www.4grossi.com/gente-famosa...
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
7 November Saint of the Day: St. Vicenzo Grossi 1845-1917
Italian parish priest in in Regona and Vicobellignano, region of Cremona. He founded the still extant Daughters of the Oratory, following the Rule of St. Philip Neri and dedicated to serving youth.
#Catholic
www.4grossi.com/gente-famosa...
Italian parish priest in in Regona and Vicobellignano, region of Cremona. He founded the still extant Daughters of the Oratory, following the Rule of St. Philip Neri and dedicated to serving youth.
#Catholic
www.4grossi.com/gente-famosa...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 6
#veteran
#restinpeace
Clarence Orfield Tolbert, Tishomingo, OK. Navy pilot killed when his A-7 Corsair II was shot down over Vietnam on November 6, 1972.
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November 6
#veteran
#restinpeace
Clarence Orfield Tolbert, Tishomingo, OK. Navy pilot killed when his A-7 Corsair II was shot down over Vietnam on November 6, 1972.
usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/CL...
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 6
#veteran
#restinpeace
Clarence Orfield Tolbert, Tishomingo, OK. Navy pilot killed when his A-7 Corsair II was shot down over Vietnam on November 6, 1972.
usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/CL...
November 6
#veteran
#restinpeace
Clarence Orfield Tolbert, Tishomingo, OK. Navy pilot killed when his A-7 Corsair II was shot down over Vietnam on November 6, 1972.
usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/CL...
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Attributed to Nikolaus Christopher Matthes, "A Still Life with Exotic Sea Shells"
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#painting
Attributed to Nikolaus Christopher Matthes, "A Still Life with Exotic Sea Shells"
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November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.
#painting
Attributed to Nikolaus Christopher Matthes, "A Still Life with Exotic Sea Shells"
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
#painting
Attributed to Nikolaus Christopher Matthes, "A Still Life with Exotic Sea Shells"
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
6 November Saint of the Day: Venerable Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière 1597-1659
French nobleman, he studied at the La Fleche Jesuit College. With Venerable Marie de la Ferre, he co-founded what became the still extant Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph.
#Catholic
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French nobleman, he studied at the La Fleche Jesuit College. With Venerable Marie de la Ferre, he co-founded what became the still extant Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph.
#Catholic
crc-canada.org/wp-content/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
6 November Saint of the Day: Venerable Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière 1597-1659
French nobleman, he studied at the La Fleche Jesuit College. With Venerable Marie de la Ferre, he co-founded what became the still extant Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph.
#Catholic
crc-canada.org/wp-content/u...
French nobleman, he studied at the La Fleche Jesuit College. With Venerable Marie de la Ferre, he co-founded what became the still extant Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph.
#Catholic
crc-canada.org/wp-content/u...
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 5
#veteran
#restinpeace
Cole Condiff, Dallas, TX. Died when his parachute malfunctioned during a training flight on November 4, 2019.
www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/About/Histor...
November 5
#veteran
#restinpeace
Cole Condiff, Dallas, TX. Died when his parachute malfunctioned during a training flight on November 4, 2019.
www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/About/Histor...
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Each day I post a biography and photo of an American armed forces member who died during service.
November 5
#veteran
#restinpeace
Cole Condiff, Dallas, TX. Died when his parachute malfunctioned during a training flight on November 4, 2019.
www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/About/Histor...
November 5
#veteran
#restinpeace
Cole Condiff, Dallas, TX. Died when his parachute malfunctioned during a training flight on November 4, 2019.
www.airforcespecialtactics.af.mil/About/Histor...