Saturday, April 3, 2010
Although Gladys was my Mothers Aunt, we children were never allowed to say �Aunt� because our father was 3 months older then her. But in another sense Gladys was more than a mother, aunt or �grandmother�, Gladys was (and IS) an INSTITUTION in our families. In the 50s and early 60s we children spent much time on the �mountain� or farm which it was then. Gladys and Ernst taught us many things about farming, plants and animals (especially chickens). Gladys was always for us there. In later years after I left the USofA with the Army, settling in Germany; when I came back for a visit she had time and was always there for my family and I. In later years, Gladys even came down off the mountain to visit us when we were in country. We miss her.
