Family Cemetery Pics
These pics are from the Adams / Craig plots at Calvary Catholic cemetery, 5239 W Florissant Ave, St. Louis, MO.
Category: Claude Jr
Claude Jr Army medals
He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal, completing service at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1956.
Humble thoughts from Claude Jr in 2009
Claude Jr had these humble thoughts right before he passed away in 2009. I AM SOMEWHAT INCOMPETENT-I KEEP LOSING KEYS. I AM A VERY SLOPPY DRIVER,I HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUSACCIDENTS. NEVER DRIVE AT NIGHT EXCEPTFOR EMERGENCIES. DRIVE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.DRIVE SLOWLY AND VERY CAREFULLY. MY DRIVING IS A MENACE.SPEAK CAUTIOUSLY AND GUARDED.THINK BEFORE SPEAKING. […]
Gardening – a labor of love
Marni thought it was important for kids to learn how to work hard, and one method she found was gardening. In 1970 she started a “community garden” in the common ground behind Sycamore Glen Court in Florissant, MO with the Johnson’s who lived next door (to the left) and had 7 kids. She was a […]
Claude letters to Bob 1991
Dear Bob,August 12,1991Thanks for the nice newsy report on the wedding. Aunt Esther is onetough little lady. Uncle Lou was pretty fanatical about his ownphysical conditioning. George Grothen passed away recently. He had a stubborn will to livehas amazed the doctors. He must have been very popular because thechurch was filled at his funeral service. […]
Fort MacArthur visit
During World War II (perhaps 1943), Rosemary, Claude Jr, and Bob were invited by Provost Marshall Gerry Byrne (head of Military Police) to visit Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. Rosemary had some outings with Gerry when they were younger. Everyone had lunch in the mess hall. Gerry took Claude and Bob to see the […]
Bob played Doctor in Laguna Beach
When Bob was 5 and Claude was 8 they played Doctor in Laguna Beach. Bob gave Claude a backrub with Energine cleaning fluid. That’s a very strong product with Naptha that’s been discontinued. Claude said it felt so good he wanted more, and Bob gave him another treatment. Claude’s back became quite inflamed but no […]
Coaching little league in New Jersey
In 1968 Claude coached little league in New Jersey. Steve and Scott played on the team. Claude maintained a statistics book. We lost in the championship game. We had the lead but the umpire drew a line in the dirt and said we had to stand behind it to hit. Claude took it well. In […]
Claude Jr. the athlete
Claude was very focused on athletics. Some notable facts: As a youth in Altadena, CA Claude anointed himself in wintergreen oil and threw a barbell like a discus up the driveway like a Greek Olympian. As a youth in Pasadena he used to run home after school every day. At a young age he ran […]
Claude’s personal page
Army honorable discharge (DD214 form) 1956 Marriage certificate 1958 Last writings from 2009