Grandmom Dick and Pop Pop
Is it weird that we call my Grandmom "Dick." Everyone always thinks so. The name has a meaning behind it. I bet that you thought it meant she was mean to people right? Well, here is the story. I'm not sure when, but I think it was after my parents got married, my Grandmom got a little...chunky. My dad started to call her Moby Dick. After the name got shortened, it stuck. I must admit, I have gotten teased a little about the speed-dial button on our phone labeled "The Dick." Anyways, my Grandmom was born on August 5, 1917, and my Pop Pop was born on October 23, 1908. He was 9 years older than her! They married on September 12, 1942. They lived together in Philly until my Pop Pop passed away on December 29, 1977...right before I was born, so I never got to meet him. My Grandmom continued to live in the house they first bought until last year when she moved into a "community living" apartment building. Throughout my childhood my Grandmom came to visit us about 2 weeks per year. Since she has gotten older she has stopped her visits. I still hold out the hope that she will come back again...I miss her visits!
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| Old pictures, huh? This is my Grandmom with my Pop Pop and her brother Charles. Charles on the right looks pretty cute! | Here is my Grandmom and her father. This is one of the first pictures I have seen of my Grandmom when she was young. | Here is my Grandmom with my Pop Pop. I'm not really sure what is going on with her hair but it must have been popular then! :) |
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| Here is my Grandmom Dick now. She is standing in the middle of the picture. |
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| This is a funny story in the Philly news about my Pop Pop, who is called Seeds instead of Seed. |