Јуџин август Јоханн Петер (1908 – 1969)

Јуџин “Ген” Август Јоханнпетер је рођен маја 20, 1908, Јулиус и Берти Јоханнпетер. Био је други син стрица Јулес и тетка Берту. Његов старији брат био је Џулијус “Пункс” Вилијам Јоханнпетер, Јр, који је летео пошту од Ламберт ратарство заједно са Цхарлес Линдбергх. “Пункс” was seven years older than Gene.

My grandfather, Гилберт П. Елис, lived with Uncles Jules and Aunt Bertha off and on after the death of his father William P. Ellis in December 1917. Grandpa was seven years younger than Gene, but they got along very well. When Grandpa and Gene reached adulthood, they would often do things together like hunting. “Пункс” was fourteen years older than Grandpa, so they did not do as much stuff together. Grandpa looked up to “Пункс” though. Besides being a talented pilot, he was also a good athlete.

Grandpa and Gene continued to hang out together in adulthood. Grandpa said that Gene was visiting him at the house in Mascoutah. Gene was showing Grandpa a new .45 caliber handgun that he bought. Gene pointed the gun to the corner to unload it. Grandpa did not have a clearing barrel but wished he had after this incident. Gene accidentally discharged a round, which ricocheted but did not hit either one of them. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", the noise from the discharge deafened them for a half hour or so.

Grandpa also told me about how Gene passed away at such an early age. Gene had been out for the evening with his wife Evelyn. When they arrived back home, Gene sat down in his chair. He looked up at his wife and said, “I don’t feel good. Goodbye. I love you.” His head slumped down to his chest like he was sleeping. <Спан ббок_к = "289" ббок_и = "553" ббок_в = "56" ббок_х = "20" фсизе = "14" фвеигхт = "3" црвено = "255" зелено = "255" плави = "255" алфа = ", Gene had passed away.

Октобра 3, 1969, Eugene August Johannpeter died at 61 година. He was laid to rest in the same grave as his parents, Јулије, and Bertha, у Ст. Peter’s Cemetery in Normandy. Gene was gone but not forgotten particularly by my grandfather.

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