Editor's note: Patrick Hemingway died peacefully in his sleep last Monday, shortly after this piece by local author Canyon Hohenstein was written and submitted to the Chronicle. Says Hohenstein, who visited Hemingway frequently at Hillcrest Senior Living: "He carried the Hemingway name with dignity, but his father was an interesting footnote in his life. Patrick was a wonderful person in his own right: Kind, curious, and loved by many. He will be greatly missed."

He sits in his retirement home, surrounded by Kipling, Tolstoy, and his father’s books. Priceless Picassos hang on the wall. When talking with him, you see echoes of his dad: The eyes, the smile, and the love of hunting.

Yet he is his own fascinating man, forever connected to his father, but as distinct as Christ from the cross.

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