Reply #8: Your Grandpa [View All]

[laylah]

was pulled out of school in the 8th grade to work in the coalmines to help fund your Great Aunt's singing career (she had her own radio show in St. Louis not long after). Your gread-grand-dad died of black lung.

Years later, he saw evidence of a rat on the property and did the "poison" sandwich of the time. It required him going under the house to place it. I was very, VERY young; however, to this day, I can see the terror in his eyes and the sweat upon his brow over going into the dark place.

Your Grand-Dad was one awesome human bean!