Knowledge from Pictures

Mom has been looking/sorting old pictures. They are from both sides of the family. I'm glad she's doing it. I don't think I'd be sane if I had to do it. Most of the people are old and/or dead.

Today she talked to a man that is 10 or 11 years older than Dad was. This man's parents were friends with my grandparents (Marvin & Lora).

You may wonder why am I blogging this??

I never met my grandfather, Marvin. My Dad never remembered his father. Marvin, my grandfather, took his life when my Dad was 2 months old. No one ever talked about it. There are various reasons that people commit suicide. The list of nasty reasons is long.

People always had good things to say about Marvin. People always say good things about those who are deceased. We tend to "forget" the bad. My Dad was so much NOT like his mother. We wondered what was his father like?

This man that Mom talked to today, said that he remembered when Marvin died. He, too, only had good things to say about him. He also said his parents only had good things to say. One other thing he remembered: He remembered why Marvin took his life.

It appears that Marvin "took the fall" for something that his brother had done. I don't know what that was. Again, no one in the family has ever talked about it. I still don't understand how something could be so bad as to end your life. However, it appears that Marvin, my grandfather, was a good man.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My Dad was a good man.