From the preface of the MCCLOSKEY family history book, “TIS US”… “God sends each of us to earth helpless. It’s a given that we must depend on our family from the beginning. By design, we are given a family to provide for us, protect us, and prepare us for the challenges we will face in the years ahead.   We’re all familiar with a family’s ideal role. It is at home that we learn to walk and to talk. We share expressions of love. Through family life, we learn the habits, emotional responses, obligations, and values that will begin to shape our adult selves. Part of belonging to a family means we each step up to help each other. While our first role in a family is as a dependent child the part we play is never small – and it continues to grow in scope and importance as we mature”.