L: Background: second floor apartment where Grandma Roa used to live. Foreground: the ground floor apartment where she lived for the last decades of her life
Right across the street from
R: Aunt Jerry and Uncle Jack's house (Behind the pine trees, there is a house --I swear.)
Sept 14 93
Ogden, Utah
Dear [Granddaughter],
I’m sorry I’m so slow in writing. I just keep putting it of[sic] and don’t get it done. I had a real good birthday the girls said they thought since I was 75 it should be a little diffrent[sic]. I said I didn’t want to have it at all but I guess its somthing[sic] I couldn’t put off. 75 is old I didn’t think I would get there now I guess I’ll have to look for 80. Thank you for the nice card!
Now we have to think about Jed going on his mission and your Dad coming with him in Dec. It’s been a long time since he was here last & you guys its been for ever.
How is school & work coming are you going to be through after the quarter if so what are you going to do or hope to do.
Cora had a weeks vacation & we took a day & went to Park City. I’d like to go when we had more time. Aunt Teddy [Grandma's brother Wayne's widow] came up from Provo & she got lost & got on a road going the wrong way. The police stoped[sic] her & excorted[sic] her to where she thought she wanted to go. We were waiting at McDonalds & saw her go by so we followed & by the time we got where she was she had turned around & went back where we had been finly[sic] got together had lunch & went looking around. I was looking for an outfit like the one you guys to me for my birthday for Jerry. Jack had said he wanting Jerry to have one well I didn’t find one but it was fun to do something diffrent[sic]. Then we went down provo canyon so we could see how Teddy’s cabin was coming along. It is going to be real nice she thinks it will never be ready but you can’t just say you want it bilt[sic] & have it done in a week.
Jerry is doing well she will start reconstruction pretty soon then she will feel better about everything. [Aunt Jerry is a breast cancer survivor. I need to remember that more often. Go Aunt Jerry!]
Cora likes her new job better it isn’t pressure like she did have & she is getting a little more mony[sic] & that helps.
I’ve had a good summer hope you have to[sic]
Lots of Love
Grandma
Ogden, Utah
Dear [Granddaughter],
I’m sorry I’m so slow in writing. I just keep putting it of[sic] and don’t get it done. I had a real good birthday the girls said they thought since I was 75 it should be a little diffrent[sic]. I said I didn’t want to have it at all but I guess its somthing[sic] I couldn’t put off. 75 is old I didn’t think I would get there now I guess I’ll have to look for 80. Thank you for the nice card!
Now we have to think about Jed going on his mission and your Dad coming with him in Dec. It’s been a long time since he was here last & you guys its been for ever.
How is school & work coming are you going to be through after the quarter if so what are you going to do or hope to do.
Cora had a weeks vacation & we took a day & went to Park City. I’d like to go when we had more time. Aunt Teddy [Grandma's brother Wayne's widow] came up from Provo & she got lost & got on a road going the wrong way. The police stoped[sic] her & excorted[sic] her to where she thought she wanted to go. We were waiting at McDonalds & saw her go by so we followed & by the time we got where she was she had turned around & went back where we had been finly[sic] got together had lunch & went looking around. I was looking for an outfit like the one you guys to me for my birthday for Jerry. Jack had said he wanting Jerry to have one well I didn’t find one but it was fun to do something diffrent[sic]. Then we went down provo canyon so we could see how Teddy’s cabin was coming along. It is going to be real nice she thinks it will never be ready but you can’t just say you want it bilt[sic] & have it done in a week.
Jerry is doing well she will start reconstruction pretty soon then she will feel better about everything. [Aunt Jerry is a breast cancer survivor. I need to remember that more often. Go Aunt Jerry!]
Cora likes her new job better it isn’t pressure like she did have & she is getting a little more mony[sic] & that helps.
I’ve had a good summer hope you have to[sic]
Lots of Love
Grandma
Views from Aunt Teddy's Cabin in Provo, c. August 2010:
The new bridge dedicated in honor of Uncle Wayne's service. You can see the plaque on the left side. Uncle Wayne's name can also be found on the Wall at the Vietnam Memorial in D.C.
Squaw Peak in Provo
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