Card Night at the Ellis Home
Nan ane 1960 ak kòmansman lane 1970 an reta a, granparan mwen itilize yo òganize yon pati kat chak mwa ak twa nan grandma Ellis’ sè ak mari yo. Tonton Tony ak Matant Agnes Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Chak fanmi ta òganize yon sèl jwèt kat yon mwa nan Samdi swa.
Grandma ak papa Ellis’ kay sou KINGSLAND Tribinal te gen yon sal manje gwo. Tablo ki sal manje chita uit nòmalman. Tout gason ki fimen, men mwen pa kwè grandma oswa matant gwo mwen fimen. Li te fimen ki ta pote yo jou kat jwe nan yon fen. Tonton Tony Giraudo devlope kansè nan poumon nan 1974.
Grandma and Grandpa Ellis in front of their South St. Louis Flat on Shaw Avenue
Pandan ke grandma Ellis te gen katòz frè ak sè, li te pi pre Matant Agnes, Matant Betty, ak Matant Dorothy. The four families would do things with each other throughout the years. Lè papa Ellis te gen boul nan san l 'nan 1959 oswa 1960, Manman an te nan vakans ak Tonton Oscar ak Matant Dorothy. Grandma Ellis pale papa nan k ap deplase tounen nan St. Louis, Se konsa, yo ta dwe fèmen nan fanmi li si yo bezwen èd. Oscar Von Berg te papa Ellis’ pi bon zanmi ak te gen plis enfliyans avè l 'pase sa pifò.
Eduard, Magdalena and 12 of their 14 children from the July 5, 1934 edisyon an St la. Louis Star-Times
Sometimes the brothers-in-law would get together to work on projects. Grandpa Ellis once told me that he and the other two brothers-in-law were helping Uncle Tony fix up his new house. Tonton Tony te ap travay sou yon nechèl, lè li te santi tankou li te ale nan pwent. Lè li rive nan moute pouka kenbe tèt li e te pwan yon 110 fil VOLT nan plafon an. Apre li finalman kite l 'ale, li te fè aksidan sou planche-a.
Lè yo fin tande l 'tonbe, Papa, Tonton Oscar ak Tonton Atizay t'ap kouri. Apre yo te ede l 'nan pye l', Tonton Tony mande, “Ki sa ki se yon pwoblèm avèk ou mesye? Mwen te kriyan tèt mwen nan pou ou.” Yo di li yo ke yo pa t 'tande anyen jouk lè li te fè aksidan nan tè a. Li te ap eseye rele, men elektrisite a te anpeche mo sa yo soti nan ap vini soti.
Grandma ak Flat papa a sou KINGSLAND Tribinal – Koutwazi nan Google Latè
Anthony “Tonton Tony” Jan Giraudo pase lwen nan mwa jen 1974 soti nan efè yo nan kansè nan poumon. Uncle Tony’s death convinced all three of his brothers-in-law to quit smoking. Gouvènman Etazini an pa t 'kòmanse mete avètisman sou pakè sigarèt jouk 1966 men tout kat moun kenbe fimen. Lè Tonton Tony devlope kansè nan poumon, li vrèman frape kay la pou papa, Tonton Oscar ak Tonton Atizay. Malerezman, jwèt yo kat tou rive nan yon fen.
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