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This photograph was taken right after their marriage in September, 1936. They were married in the church, but it was not a formal wedding - times were too difficult financially. My mother was 20 and my father was 25. I can't imagine having a better mother - she was an absolute angel on earth - and I have missed her presence in my daily life since I was 15. It was a little different relationship between my father and me - rather difficult. With the passage of years, I know that he did the best of his ability. He always provided such a beautiful home for Mom and us kids - and a good middle class living. He came a long way from being that young boy raised in poverty in Texas. My mother passed away in November, 1967 and my father in December, 1971.
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This photo was taken at my grandparents wedding on November 10, 1910. This is my very favorite photograph of them. My grandfather was 21 and my grandmother was 16. I found out many years after my grandmother died that she was extremely self-conscious as a young girl - perhaps this is why she wasn't smiling in her wedding photograph. This image of my grandparents is the one that I hold in my heart and mind - not the image I have of them as older grandparents. For in the Afterlife, we will be young again - and I love thinking that way about my grandparents! My grandmother passed away in December, 1965 and my grandfather in April, 1971.
This is a relatively recent photo of my two brothers and myself. Tom is the oldest, Mike is the middle child and I am the "baby." Tom is 8 years older than me and Mike is 6 years older. I have to admit that they have been pretty good brothers throughout the years. Of course, I could have done without the "torture" that I endured at their hands when I was younger - but I guess every kid sister suffers from that! I am much shorter than my brothers - I was standing on a 3 or 4 inch step behind them!
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