These pictures were taken in Florida, May 1946 - that would have been just before my sister went to Minnesota with our aunt and uncle and I went to Los Angeles with our pregnant mother.
Hmmm - that is some big bow in my hair. The Flying Nun?
These pictures came from an album that Aunt Mae kept. Unfortunately, as is the case with most albums, the first pages are full of pictures that are labeled but then the pictures stop and there are only empty pages. Mae passed away before her husband and it was completely unexpected because
he was the one with health problems. Does that happen more often than not or does it just seem that way? Our mother was sick, nearly died, recovered and then dad got sick and quickly passed away. When my youngest uncle Arnie passed away at 44, his wife told me - no one is promised tomorrow. I was just a kid at the time but I've always remembered that.
Hmmm - that is some big bow in my hair. The Flying Nun?
These pictures came from an album that Aunt Mae kept. Unfortunately, as is the case with most albums, the first pages are full of pictures that are labeled but then the pictures stop and there are only empty pages. Mae passed away before her husband and it was completely unexpected because he was the one with health problems. Does that happen more often than not or does it just seem that way? Our mother was sick, nearly died, recovered and then dad got sick and quickly passed away. When my youngest uncle Arnie passed away at 44, his wife told me - no one is promised tomorrow. I was just a kid at the time but I've always remembered that. 
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My mom was the oldest of 5 kids. The youngest died first, in his 50's. She was the last survivor and died at age 97.
My mother wanted to make 80 but didn't. Her older-by-two years sister is the only survivor out of a family of 9, five girls and four boys. 97 is quite an achievement!
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