Billy to Bill by Sharon O’Donnell


When my oldest son was born, we named him after my husband's father who died five years earlier at the age of 58:  William Robert O'Donnell.  We immediately called him Billy, like his father had been called, but I was torn because part of me wanted to call him Robbie ...

From Billy to Bill by Sharon O’Donnell


When my oldest son was born, we named him William Robert after my husband's father who passed away five years earlier at the young age of 58. After we found out via ultrasound that our son was a boy, my husband Kevin immediately said ...