Post #794366 by lohphat on Mon, Apr 8, 2019 8:46 AM

On 2019-02-05 00:29, King Bushwich the 33rd wrote:
This photo was taken inside the Leilani. Don May, owner of LeiLani, standing at end of table while his family members are seated.

Photo from Keli P. May, daughter of Don May

Correction: Keli is my sister. We're Don's grandkids.

Don, our grandfather (1909-1996), has his arm around James, his father (1883-1971). Next to James is Prudence "Prudy", his mother (1880-1972). We knew them as "Granny and Gramps".

The person peeking out from behind the man with the glasses on the left is Don's brother "Bud" (Reginald) -- [my dad verified it]. Our "Uncle Bud" (1911-2011). His wife at the time to his left was Gwendolyn "Gwen" (1908-1960). His 2nd wife Alyce (married 1967) is still alive (and kicking) living near my dad in Chandler, AZ, she's 97.

Our late mother Betty Ann is in the lower left corner (1935-2013), and she's sitting next to Gladys, Don's wife (our grandmother) (1909-1976).

Our dad David (Don's son) is on the right of the photo wearing the striped tie. He's 83 and probably the last surviving member of this photo.

This was probably taken around our parents marriage in March 1959 since both Bud and Gwen were in town from Texas and she died in Aug 1960.

Our dad recalls the remaining people in the photo were friends visiting from Muncie, IN -- probably old school friends as both Don and Gladys were graduates of the Indiana Teachers College or as it's known now: Ball State University, or "Ball U" as he loved to call it. He was a "yell leader" for the football team and a musician (he was a pianist and band leader), my grandmother trained as a nurse.

[ Edited by: lohphat 2019-04-09 13:09 ]