I recall visiting him (Jim) and Grandpa in Brockton. Jim and I rode bicycles (not a scooter) to the mall liquor store to get beer. He knew the most direct path and it was great fun bicycling for beer. I also recall that he loved those purple lilacs by the back door. He wasn’t so attractive in those later days but he was who he was. Nancy
Forwarded from an email from Donna Pepin on January 19, 2011
To our dear family,
Uncle Jim sure was an attractive man in his younger years! He swept me off my feet as a young girl. I was sure I would marry him when I grew up. He taught me to skip stones on the pond. Fond memories, Donna
From Louise Graham on January 19, 2011 hi I had always heard how handsome Uncle Jim was.. but I must admit when I finally met him he was not the heart throb I had heard about. But he was handsome inside for the years I knew him in Brockton. My nephew Danny and Mom went to Tx to fix his house up to sell it after Jim's wife died. All Danny talked about when he came home was Uncle Jim and how he continually asked my Mom if they could go back to Tx. I have a picture on my bureau of Jim on his scooter with Grandpa beside him on his bike in Fields park. I went for a ride with him also but I was on a bike and he on the scooter. We went to Fields Park. No beer. He is the one who taught me to make the scones for Grandpa. Love Louise
On Jan 19, 2011 10:17am, doug wood wrote: > > > > > Hi my dear family, > > > > I noticed in my calendar book that today is my late brother Jim's birth. He was born in 1923, the seventh of eight children born to my mom and dad - yes, I was number eight. Probably the most handsome man in the family, he was a great attraction for the opposite sex and he had a very endearing personality to match. Maybe a little spoiled as was his younger brother, he did not really reach his full potential academically. He entered WW II as a cadet in the Maritime Academy and served in very dangerous war zones throughout the war. Undoubtedly the danger during this time was increased significantly by his dare devil antics. I recall him stashing away a monkey to take home and the captain tossing it overboard. Jim immediately dove from the deck of the freighter into the shark infested waters and rescued the poor creature. It lived and went on to torment all our neighbors back home but that is another story. > > > > Jim married and lived in Galveston, TX after the war until his wife died. Later he retired and lived with our dad in Brockton until his death. He could frequently be seen riding a little motor scooter through the D. W. Field Park as his dad peddled away nearby on his ten speed bike. This was almost a daily ritual for them both. > > > > Well, much, much more to tell about this flamboyant member of our family but that will have to wait for another day. > > > > Doug, Dad, Morfar
From Nancy Wood on January 19, 2011
ReplyDeleteI recall visiting him (Jim) and Grandpa in Brockton. Jim and I rode bicycles (not a scooter) to the mall liquor store to get beer. He knew the most direct path and it was great fun bicycling for beer. I also recall that he loved those purple lilacs by the back door. He wasn’t so attractive in those later days but he was who he was.
Nancy
Forwarded from an email from Donna Pepin on January 19, 2011
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Uncle Jim sure was an attractive man in his younger years! He swept me off my feet as a young girl. I was sure I would marry him when I grew up. He taught me to skip stones on the pond. Fond memories, Donna
From Louise Graham on January 19, 2011
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I had always heard how handsome Uncle Jim was.. but I must admit when I finally met him he was not the heart throb I had heard about. But he was handsome inside for the years I knew him in Brockton.
My nephew Danny and Mom went to Tx to fix his house up to sell it after Jim's wife died. All Danny talked about when he came home was Uncle Jim and how he continually asked my Mom if they could go back to Tx.
I have a picture on my bureau of Jim on his scooter with Grandpa beside him on his bike in Fields park. I went for a ride with him also but I was on a bike and he on the scooter. We went to Fields Park. No beer. He is the one who taught me to make the scones for Grandpa.
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Louise
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