Taken in their hometown Tulsa, Ok. Grandma is on the right, Aunt Ruthie is on the left. I never knew Uncle Buddy. His was a very tragic life, he was eventually struck by a train in his 50s working on the railroad.
Aunt Ruthie was extremely dear to me, she made me and my dolls matching clothes and helped care for me when I was little. She also helped raise Buddy’s son, who he and his wife abandoned out front of my grandmas house. They adored Buddy but he struggled a lot. Ruth died of alcoholism at age 62. I was 7 and I still miss her!
Grandma Katie had an interesting life working in Hollywood as a stand in for Liz Taylor, Hedy Lamarr and had tiny roles (like 2 words lol) in a few Blondie and Dagwood movies & the Get Smart (I think?) TV show. She raised my mom and 2 uncles on her own. My grandfather died young due to mental health issues after serving in WW2. She passed at 72 in 94. Sure miss her too.
I wish I knew more about why they struggled so much. I think they must have had a very difficult childhood, but she never wanted to talk about it.
I didn’t mean for this to sound so sad, I’ve just been thinking about them lately and wanted to share.
by jolly_bien-