A photo from a party
A photo from a party
In which mom meets a racing legend
Mom and Jenny and I went to Walt Disney World on April 13, 1985. I’m pretty sure, but not certain, that Nana 1 came with us and that was the trip we got a surprise overnight stay at the Polynesian Resort. I distinctly remember eating the buffet dinner at the Polynesian with Nana, and my […]
There’s no way for me to exactly determine when this photo of mom and my little sister was taken. Based on dates on greeting cards, I know we lived at Hollypoint Apartments from at least Valentine’s Day 1983 until Christmas of 1985, so I’m just arbitrarily saying this was from the fall of our first […]
A few weeks after she died, I contacted the Holly Hill Police Department, where mom worked from April of 1979 until February of 1981. A nice woman there — who actually remembered working with mom — sent me a packet with everything she could share from mom’s file. One of the things inside was a […]
Mom was a dispatcher for the Holly Hill Police Department from April 6, 1979 until February 12, 1981. A few weeks after she died I contacted someone there and was able to obtain a copy of her official ID:
A cherished photo
I have no way to confirm the date of this, so I’m making a guess. The WEDWay PeopleMover opened on July 1, 1975, and I don’t look to be much older than two years old in this photo. That would have made mom 27 when it was taken. Mom looks shockingly like my little sister […]