February 20, 1969
Thursday, February 20, 1969
7PM
Dear Larry:
While I’m sitting around I thought I would write you a few lines to let you know we are thinking of you. Karl and Carol just came in from collecting. Karl is sitting here eating a bar of candy and Tresa has a bowl of ice cream and watching “Gilligan’s Island.” Carol is in the other room talking on the phone, while dad is in the kitchen getting caught up on some of his paper work and sorting things out.
February 18, 1969
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1969
7:15 P.M.
Hi Larry,
How are you? Fine I hope. Today is Wednesday and I got ashes on my forehead this morning at the 8 o’clock mass before school started.
Mommy, Daddy, and Carol just left for the 7:30 mass tonight. I don’t think you have to go to church and get ashes, but Mommy and Daddy said that we really should.
January 19, 1969
Sunday, January 19, 2969
7:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is, Sunday evening and we just got through with supper. We had steak which dad just bought at Matthews. Dad said, “Boy, if Larry was here, he sure would like to have one of those steaks.” I fixed the steaks so Dad made me sit down and Tresa and Carol are doing the dishes, so I thought I would write you a few lines.
January 16, 1969
January 16, 1969
Thursday 10:30 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here I am again with a few lines and hoping you are ok. As yet, we haven’t been getting any mail from you. What have you been doing? I can’t understand why you can’t write to us more often. Here is hoping again today that the mailman will bring a letter from you.
Dad worked at the club last night, and this morning, he decided that he didn’t want to go to work. He hasn’t been off for some time, so he called in and told them he was sick. He will probably end up sleeping most of the day.
January 5, 1969
January 5, 1969
8:30 P.M. Sunday eve
Dear Larry:
Well, here I am again with a few lines to let you know all is ok here. About everyone in Anderson is sick with the flu, so we are keeping our fingers crossed here. As cold as it is here, it looks like the flu bug would freeze. The temperature here has been in the teens and almost zero the last few days.
We received a letter from you Thursday and, as you know, we were glad to hear from you. I haven’t been writing as much as I wanted to, but with the holidays over and the kids will be going back to school tomorrow, I will probably be back to normal (I hope).
To Wish You a Merry Christmas – 1968
Dec. 11, 1968
Hi Larry,
Gosh, long time no see, but trust you’re being good and very cautious. Hoping you get a chance to see Bob Hope, guess he puts on a wonderful show. Lana said she wrote you. She’s got a cute apt. and loves her job. All’s well at your home and in the Sac. [Sacilowski] family. Ray bowled tonight, he really likes golf better. I’m slow getting with Xmas but I will get the lead out soon. Well, Larry, everyone holds good thoughts for you and until we see you, remember to pray and have a wonderful year. One of these days you’ll be home with it all in back of you.
Love ya,
Genevieve
November 18, 1968
Dear Larry:
A few lines to let you know we are ok and hope you are the same. I just got through talking to Aunt Mary on the phone and I guess Uncle Herald is driving to Bluffton Clinic everyday this week for check ups. He said that they don’t have room in the hospital so he has to drive everyday till they get him checked all over to see what is wrong with him.
We didn’t get any mail from you today. And we are still waiting for your films. The mail will probably be coming late with that the Christmas mail coming in.
