Blog

…………….”My Mom and my Uncle Tom”………My Uncle Tom, to the left in the white shirt and open vest, is standing in front of my Mom…..Out of all my mother’s brothers she was closest to Uncle Tom, who was also closest to her in age….just a little older….He had wavy brown hair and blue eyes, and my Mom always told me what a terrific dancer he was…..They entered many dance competitions together, which in those roaring days of the 20s, were very popular…..My Mom told me they won quite a few of them…..however….my Uncle gave my Mom the trophy and he kept the money!………….I don’t know who the man is, but that’s my Mom’s BFF, Nardi kneeling in the center, and their friend Sadie at the right…….I think you can tell from my Uncle’s smile exactly what kind of personality he had….A real charmer, and a ladies man…….Out of all the 9 brothers and sisters Uncle Tom died first in his early 50s from a heart attack….I was very young when he died….It was so unexpected…..My Mom was heartbroken.