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I used the bike for shopping. I would ride to
Meadowlark Dairy and pay 5₵ for a soup bone that
was loaded with about three pounds of meat.
Whimpy, the owner, would give me a bag of
vegetables left from the day before and Mother
would make a great stew.
Dad was precious. He was my security.
He was a buddy to all of us. He died too young.
Florence remembers her dad as a man who could
charm the birds out of the trees. Oliver was well-liked by his
family, his neighbors and his co-workers.
Dad was a supervisor at the International Shoe
Company. When Joan was expected the 29 women in
his department threw a baby shower for him.
He was a dear. He shared Mom’s pregnancy
discomforts with sympathy morning sickness. Every
morning he would walk down the alley and throw up.