August 2016 – Dear Bernice

Frank - 28 Sept 1940 — According to what my Mother always told me, Frank was destine to become a military man because he loved uniforms. His first job was as a usher at the Strand Theater in Allentown, PA … He then graduated to the US Marine Corps.

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Frank’s Letter – Sept. 9, 1940

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I have been asked to provide some family history as in who’s who. I will begin to deal with this as it relates to my mother, who after all is the main focus of the blog. This family photo was the first of four Parks Family photos taken between 1947 and 1965. The photo was taken in the living room of 1352 South 4th Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania which was the family home at the time.

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Huntley Family Tree

This is my father’s family … sadly, I have less photos and less details overall about his side of my family tree. You can see that my father falls towards the end of his generation of siblings.

Parks Family Tree

For those who wanted a bit of family information here is a piece of my family tree. My mother was one of 11 … technically there were 13, but two never made it past the first week of life. There was a 22 year span from Frank to Donald (Donnie). The older four sons were fighting in WW II while the younger four were just starting elementary school. Except for the 5 year break between Louise and Robert (Bobby) because of the little ones who did not make it … most of the siblings were on average 15 months apart … with the one other exception … the five years between Edwin (Eddie) and Donald … I will let you fill in that blank.

Bernice’s Second Letter

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Dear Bernice … from Brother Frank

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Bill’s Second Letter

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Washington Monument

Before cell phones, before email, before texting … there was the US Mail and Postcards … This is a postcard sent by my dad to my mom to acknowledge a letter received and a letter owed.

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Bill’s Thank You Note

My dad did a better job of writing his Thank You to my maternal grandparents than I did in posting his note, but better out of order than never … that’s the quote … right!?!