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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 14:33
Both my grandfathers are dead.
Both my grandmothers are alive.

Their lives were/are hardly interesting.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 14:51
All my Grandparents are dead I'm afraid.  My dad's side were from Yorkshire and my Mums from Geordieland.  The Geordie Grandpa was in the 1stWW and lost and eye and two brothers so our family is much smaller than it should be.  I imagine it was very hard for their mum.  I knew my Great Grandmother quite well as she made it to 102 years.  Once she saved up money to visit her sister in the USA without telling her husband who only found out when she was gone.  I remember watching the wrestling (Old British style) on TV with her. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 15:34

I had the opportunity to meet my grandfather in Budapest in 1966, again in 1967 and in 1969. He was a former artillery general in the Royal Hungarian army, a playful, disciplined man but a total rebel. He taught me about many things when I was still a young teen, such as pouring cold water on the wrists to wake up in the morning (it works!) and that one should always respect persons who are older and expect respect from those who are younger. He also explained to me what a gentleman needs to be, at all times.

As for my grandmother I met her only once in 1966, having committed suicide a few months later (some say the Communist authorities turned on the gas). She remains famous in my mind for an incident that occurred during WW2 , when the villa she was living in was being used by retreating Waffen SS troops and an SS major asked the SS commander what to do with the family who were present  as they withdrew. He answered “Who cares what happens to Gypsies!”, to which my countess grand-mother promptly replied by administering a terrific slap across the SS officer’s face, stating in perfect German “Watch your tongue, you scoundrel”.  The SS man immediately begged for forgiveness, kissed her hand in apparent apology and walked out , humiliated. 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 15:44
^ Nice story tszirmay
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 17:13
Well, 3/4 of mine are gone and the remaining isn't doing so hot. I'd imagine not more than a couple of years and hate to be so morbid but...may not be a bad thing? Really is pretty much miserable, all day every day. We all do what we can but after losing your spouse of 60 years + becoming pretty much locked to the house, well IDK its just very sad to see.
Not that you want to see a family member go.


Anyway,  passed when I was very young, have little memory. Other 2 I had a fine relationship with but found out later there was quite a strained history between my mother and them and some very very low things have been said.
Erm, yeah. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 18:07
I am my father's grandson and my mother is my grandmother.  Think on that for awhile.  Wink

Both gone sadly, for well over 20 years.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 18:07
My dad's dad severed overseas at the end of WW2 (Pacific).  Didn't see combat.  Visited interesting people but didn't kill them.  Also cool personal factoid.  Both my granddads were masons. 
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 18:40
My dad/granddad fought in WWII.  He'd be shocked to find out today that the fascists he fought against were actually socialists (I say that with every bit of sarcasm I can muster). 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 19:12
My maternal grandmother is 89 and still lives on her own a few miles from my parents in Kansas. My maternal grandfather died in WWII. I never knew the paternal grandparents but as far as I know they're still alive and living in Alabama. My step-grandmother died in her 80s in the same Montana town of 2,000 people that she lived in all her life. Her first husband (my step-father's father) served 33 years in the Army, fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam and committed suicide shortly after he retired. My step-grandfather died an alcoholic when I was a teenager. He ran a bar in Montana and was a lifelong friend of Evil Knievel, who I met a few times at the bar as a kid.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 20:40
Great grandma again, rural MN....looks kinda like the Mom on Little House on the Prairie here  ;)





Great grandparents in 1898.  They were shopkeepers.  This was their first child and only girl, she died shortly after this photo.  To my knowledge it is only photo of this kid.   Their next child and first son also died as an infant.  Their second son was my Grandpa. 






My great great grandpa (who came here in the 1860s) and great grandpa, and other unknown folks in the background.  1880s. 






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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 20:42
I envy your photos Jim.  I have a few from long ago, and the only people who know who anybody is in them is 80 or older.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 21:01
My mother's parents died before I was born. I have some good memories of my dad's parents. Playing cards, with my grandma, visiting them in Florida and when they lived near us. It's probably accurate to say I'm not really close with my family, especially my extended family. It's just not who I am or was. I have a few good memories of my grandparents, but otherwise I must admit there's not much to go on. Especially with my grandpa. I love them and I think they're good people, but I almost don't feel like they're as close as my nuclear family. I just don't have that connection.

It's sad because they're both 80+ (probably close to 85) and my grandpa has pretty serious Alzheimer's, and to be honest they probably don't have very long on this Earth. And the worst part is I don't know if their passing will have a significant effect of me. Makes me wonder if I'm just stoic, or if I just don't care. Either way it's not a good thought.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 21:15
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

I envy your photos Jim.  I have a few from long ago, and the only people who know who anybody is in them is 80 or older.



I have quite a lot of them, I could bore you guys for a long time!LOL

I did a lot of research figuring out who was who, and solved many of the mysteries.  But I so regret that i didn't start 20 years sooner when I had my grandparents around.  With their input it would have been so much better.  My parents just didn't have all the info I needed. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 08 2012 at 21:46
One of my grandmothers is dead. My paternal grandfather has advanced Parkinson's, the maternal one probably has Alzheimer's.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2012 at 00:30
More on my grandparents:



Standing somewhere in the city of Yerevan, Armenia.

Top row: my grandma (left) and grandpa (right). (Bottom row: my mom (left) and aunt Marianna (right).) My grandma was born in '39 (I believe); as for my grandma, I'm not sure. Asking my mom right now. Here's what's weird: the daughters look like they are 5-6 y.o. but the grandparents look like they are in their 50's, albeit my mom was born in '66. What's also weird is that now the daughters look nothing like what they are on that picture.



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