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Yes Floyd. Your Mum has a fine memory. Ernie was my older brother by a year. Chuckle. He was a 'character'. The subject of an interesting story himself. He lost his life at sea off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in 1986. He was born in 1947.
Again you got it right. Now I remember the Hennesseys on Royal. Gosh who the duece were the family across from me and down your way on Ubique. The family was there the whole time we were. There were three boys same age as Me and Ernie and my younger brother Larry. I think a girl or two as well. The polite way to say it is that the Parents were battle royal. We were good friends with the boys. If I think long enough the names will come.
I dunno. ...I can never remember being called anything but Bump. Matter of fact my brother Larry was quite angry at me after RCAF when I began to be called Willy. Memories are funny toys. ....
Remember Barney's Drive Inn outside Brandon. ...The movie Drive Inn as well. ......The ' Man With The Axe' five and dime store. Lightning and Thunder over the Ball Diamonds. Hmmmmnnnnnm I will never miss those darned old DDT fogger machines that moved up and down our street to fend off the flies and Mosquitos. Grass hoppers and Gophers. .....Say. Do you recal at all at Army Xmas parties we got fantastic gifts from Santa. I still have my Red Ryder 1000 shot BB. gun Carbine Winchester 74 rifle that I had got as a gift. The wooden * * * was co-signed in the wood by Tex Ritter who in that current time frame was on the Tellie. Also have a Ford overhead cab dump truck made from the new thing at the time which was 'plastic'. I will not part with either. The Red Ryder is a collector item now of course. Also still own a Lonestar Cap gun and holster set I was given at Xmas from Parents. We all had them back then. ...My mothers estate which my sister looks after has most paper keepsakes. One or more has my Shilo,school report cards. Remember they were like a fold out card. The cover was the Bison and crossed Swords and the Maple Leafs.
More later.
Karen: Yes. Sometimes all it takes is a little spark to ignite the fire and the memories begin to burn at the pages.
More Later.
Yes Floyd. Your Mum has a fine memory. Ernie was my older brother by a year. Chuckle. He was a 'character'. The subject of an interesting story himself. He lost his life at sea off the West Coast of Vancouver Island in 1986. He was born in 1947.
Again you got it right. Now I remember the Hennesseys on Royal. Gosh who the duece were the family across from me and down your way on Ubique. The family was there the whole time we were. There were three boys same age as Me and Ernie and my younger brother Larry. I think a girl or two as well. The polite way to say it is that the Parents were battle royal. We were good friends with the boys. If I think long enough the names will come.
I dunno. ...I can never remember being called anything but Bump. Matter of fact my brother Larry was quite angry at me after RCAF when I began to be called Willy. Memories are funny toys. ....
Remember Barney's Drive Inn outside Brandon. ...The movie Drive Inn as well. ......The ' Man With The Axe' five and dime store. Lightning and Thunder over the Ball Diamonds. Hmmmmnnnnnm I will never miss those darned old DDT fogger machines that moved up and down our street to fend off the flies and Mosquitos. Grass hoppers and Gophers. .....Say. Do you recal at all at Army Xmas parties we got fantastic gifts from Santa. I still have my Red Ryder 1000 shot BB. gun Carbine Winchester 74 rifle that I had got as a gift. The wooden * * * was co-signed in the wood by Tex Ritter who in that current time frame was on the Tellie. Also have a Ford overhead cab dump truck made from the new thing at the time which was 'plastic'. I will not part with either. The Red Ryder is a collector item now of course. Also still own a Lonestar Cap gun and holster set I was given at Xmas from Parents. We all had them back then. ...My mothers estate which my sister looks after has most paper keepsakes. One or more has my Shilo,school report cards. Remember they were like a fold out card. The cover was the Bison and crossed Swords and the Maple Leafs.
More later.
Karen: Yes. Sometimes all it takes is a little spark to ignite the fire and the memories begin to burn at the pages.
More Later.
Added: July 23, 2015
Name: Sheila (Love) Rodgers
From: Richmond BC
E-mail: sheilarodgers47@shaw.ca
I just read Karen's bio with great interest. I'm surprised our paths didn't cross along the way as I too worked at Brandon Mental Hospital and Portage School only in the lab and x-ray departments. It is fun to see where life has taken some of the "brats" over all these years.