[TheForge] Shop Communications

[Jerry Smith]

Aubrey,

My grand father who never went to school, was an
amazing man. He lept a family farm alive for many
decades. He has excellent advice on many things. He
lived to be 109, he passed away in 1974. So he saw a
lot of history.

I worked on the family farm during my high school
summers. My last summer working in the fields, cutting
button weeds out of a 200 acre corn field by hand,
Grandpa said to me, if you do not want to do this type
of work the rest of your life, go to college or go in
the army. I did both.

Jerry

--- "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
wrote:

> Jerry,
> 
> I totally agree about the living history.  My
> grandfather did a lot of writing about his life,
> memories, family, places, and experiences.  I also
> gave him a tape recorder about a year before he
> died, and he recorded a lot.  I do miss him and his
> stories.  In his early years he worked as a yard
> manager for a railroad.  Later he coordinated all of
> the oil shipments from the Texaco refinery in Port
> Arthur, Texas.  So he had lots of stories about sea
> captains and steam locomotives.
> 
> Aubrey
> 
> ________________________________________
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> Jerry Smith [jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:44 PM
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> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Shop Communications
> 
> Aubrey,
> 
> A lady who lived down the street from me in
> Westerville, Ohio, a Mrs Varney, actually saw the
> Wright Brother fly, but not the first flight and
> watch
> Neil Armstong walk on the moon during her life time.
> 
> She also remembers Carter Cars and many auto makers
> that vanished many long years ago. This are people
> that we need to get a living history from.
> 
> Jerry
> --- "Washington, Aubrey O." <awashington at ou.edu>
> wrote:
> 
> > >>In 69' the whole family was sitting in the
> living
> > room
> > glued to the TV as Neil Armstrong set foot on the
> > moon.<<
> >
> > I remember how amazed I was that my grandfather
> was
> > watching Neil Armstrong on the moon and also
> > remembered the Wright brothers first flight.
> >
> > Aubrey
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