Post #101673 by Tangaroa on Wed, Jul 14, 2004 1:16 PM

So, my Grandfather is in the hospital, and probably will pass away this week. I went out to see him with my family this weekend, and my folks turned over several boxes of slides and negatives. Some of them I have seen before, most of them not. It is a treasure trove of my family history from the 1940s to the late 1970s. I have these wonderful memories of going to all the Southern California theme & amusement parks with them - but the photos of Sea World always seemed to be sparse. In particular, there was a little kiddie ride in boats shaped like Shamu the Whale that I have this memory of - a day I spent with my family that was kinda pure joy for me. Try as I might, I never could find a photo of the darned thing. I know, I'm being a mushy dork here - but when I found this negative in the stash, well it choked me up...

I look to be about 5 or 6 here, so I'm gonna guess it's 1976. I've got boxes to go through - including several packs of negs labeled "Hawaii - 1974"...

Here's my Grandfather in Dec. 1947, with what looks like a new combo turntable/radio. They gave us those blue ceramic chinese dogs you see on top for Christmas last year. I don't know where to put them yet, but I'm sure I'll accompany them with this photo. He really spent a lot of time documenting his life through slides and photos - and I'm really thankful that he did. I guess I'm just saying that I love my Grandfather, and I'll miss him. Thanks, Grandpa.