dad

 

dad, his mom and odis.

dad and odis.

 

grandma, dad and RG.

 

1916

 

my real grandma.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53151858/vanita-halcomb 

she died at 22.  Caught a cold and died of pneumonia.  no 911.  no 7-11.  no car to drive to town to see the doctor.  dead.

now dad and his brothers and sister are left to fend for themselves.  yep, think about that.

 

mom and dad christmas 1958.

left2right.  dinky, dan, uncle RB, jetta, barbara, grandma jackson, dad, arnold paul, and papa jackson with his typical for the day photo pose.  mom taking the pic.

 

 

at this point mom had caught dad cheating at least 4 or 5 times.  Worst time for me was when he was unemployed, and had told mom we were going fishing.  Instead he took me to the mesquite bank parking lot in 104 degree summer weather.  Left me alone in the car at age 6.  Went in the front door of the bank and out the back door to his hoe's house for two hours of fun.   His mistake was to go back home instead of taking me fishing.  I was waiting on the front porch for mom to come home from work at 4:30.  His lame explanation was he was doing business at the bank.  Mom new better.  We had NO money.  He was unemployed.  Still remember that day very well.  he never stopped even with Sue.  As she told Cindi.  duh.