The Coons

We are Lucky having Pictures that Bring Back Memories

The Coon Clan

When Katy was a baby, we called her Katy Bug , Cause anybody with that Hair had to be Part Bug- Sorry Katy

A Story of Patsy Jo

One Day when we was Living in Idaho Falls on 1030 Homer St. We had a Visitor from Ogden, Utah , She intruduced herself as Patsy Jo Anderson and she was a little Shy , She started to Talk a little bit about Knowing Jerry our son because she had served a mission in Hong Kong , All at Once the Bells started ringing in old dads ears . But by then i had it all figured out , so I started asking a few questions that was kind of Personal . her face was getting Redder and Redder .and i finally said , Well i Guess we must Welcome you into the Family , As our Future Daughter in Law. by then her face was bright red , But she did stay around and Visted , She turned out to be a great Daughter in Law , of Whom i always very Proud and Respect her very Much .

Guess Who this Good Looking Couple Is

And to tell you the Truth , I dont Think they have changed one little Bit after 57 Years , maybe a pound or two and may be a hair or two that has a touch of Grey in it

mollie with a sturgen

Jerry Posted His Perch so old Grandpa decided to show one of his Fish , A stugen Caught out
of Snake River at Hammett which was a baby only 3 1/2 foot long . they were pretty good eating
you had to take the backbone out and Skin the Fish ,then Just Chop Steaks off . They tasted just like Halibut. This was caught on rod and Reel , I caught a lot of them this size up to 5 Ft , And then there is the story of a 12 ft.sturgen that got away But that is another story of the old Man and the Fish ( Spencer Tracy ) Ha Ha , Ive Got a lot a Fish Stories , but this blog would not hold them all.

jerry in his cow boy days

jerry wearing granpa pecks cow boy boots. we could not keep him out of them .

This is a Picture when i was Promoted to General Roadmaster , Idaho Division .1 will share a little Story with You . After i was promted to General Roadmaster , I was told that i was to be the Key Note Speaker at the Rail Road Conference in Chicago,Illinoios. . They were only 2500
People attending the Convention , you can Image how a little boy from idaho felt . It was one of the few times in my life , that I was Scared ) and i mean Realy Scared . on a Quite day , if you Listen very careful you can hear the Echo of my knees Knocking , But when it was over i got a
standing ovation for my talk , and later my speech was published in the Railroad Magazine
my Speech was on Snow Fighting on the Idaho Division with the Wedge Plow and the Rotary
Snow Plow . Each night after Convention was over , our eqipment dealers would take us out the Dinner . On one night , A Equipment Dealer that i happened to know , took 8 of us out to Dinner ,
We had Lobster and Salmon that had been flown in from Alaska , and a lot of Wine , A group
of musians play violins while we are . They realy put a show on, Jokely the Equipment Dealer
gave me the Check which was only $3500.00 , i about fell off my Chair ,

Well this is a little bit about the Good Life of Working on the Railroad