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This is a
compilation of photos from Dad’s photo
file before he and Mother were married.
Along with them will be his Flight Books
and his Letters to the Editor. When
talking to him about his life history
his comment was the letters to the
editor defined his life history.So much
for personal stories and incidents from
his life.
There are a few
instances when he let slip some of his
personal experiences. One was concerning
the most favorite Christmas remembered.
When it was dad’s turn he started
with,”Oh, Hell. We never had Christmas.
Mother and Dad did not have anything and
what we received was donations from
Lions Club of underwear or
clothes.” What a sobering insight
to how close we were to abject poverty.
Dad made a remarkable leap from his
humble beginnings. I will be forever
grateful for his determination and hard
work.
1941-11-06 thru
1944-03-31
1944-04 thru 1951-06-01
3rd flight book is
included
in this section.
June 1952 thru May 1956
then the 4th book takes
over
1956-07 thru 1957-09
with trainer details
Dad and I made
Cemetary
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Would you keep a
leaf from flowers?
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This will be a place for Mothers life
story and photo’s from her early life.
Mother has always shared with me her
personal recollections and was very open
and direct in her journal writings.
Eventually her Journals will reside here
for future insight into her life.
One particular
memory for me is grocery shopping with
Mother. It would start with pouring over
the newspaper ads and making a list of
the best sales in each of the various
stores. Then we would start on one side
of town, shop that store and then on to
the next. The only names I remember was
OKAYS on Main Street and FRAZIER’S in
Alameda. As a teenager of 14 some of
mom’s methods had an effect on me. One
recollection was her looking at cake
mixes in the box and commenting that
they had gone up in price from ten cents
to twelve cents and I was very conscious
of snickers from ladies passing by and
overhearing Mom. In the long run that
experience has resulted in a mixed
result or effect on me. I am both frugal
and a spendthrift. Go figure.
Mother’s Letters to Dad
Letters Mother
copied
with Dad’s reply in
sequential order
Mother’s Photo Book
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