My grandfather died when I was only six, so my memories
are limited. Among the memories;
1) Riding on a sled he had built over about 2 inches
of snow on the capitol grounds circa 1936.
2) Searching the house for him in disbelief when
told he had died
3) Memories of other family members - CLO, DAISY
And PETER
I spent most of the first few years of my life with Clo, my maternal
grandmother. She cooked for me, played canasta and Chinese checkers
with me and taught me to love opera and Now I lay me down to sleep
. Peter was like an older brother who took me to movies and professional
baseball games. Daisy was my paternal grandmother who took care
of me when I had chicken pox and dutifully regularly changed my
sheets and applied calamine lotion to my sores. In 1976 I was able
to visit her birthplace at Willow Grove, Virginia and chat with
her still living Smith relative.
Bill Williams
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