◼︎WM. GEIL & THE GREAT WALL◼︎GUEST AUTHOR:◻︎JOHN E. LAYCOCK Wikipedia My brother John, an occasional Guest Author here, posted the following a week ago on Facebook. I thought it would be interesting to share here. He talks about our maternal grandparents and particularly our grandfather, Dr. William Edgar Geil (1865-1925). Our grandfather was the first … Continue reading Nuku’alofa: Tonga and My Grandparents
◼︎LAYCOCK FAMILY◼︎GUEST AUTHOR: ◻︎JOHN E. LAYCOCK My brother, John, posted a great remembrance today on Facebook marking our father's 105th birthday. He's allowed me to share it here. Today would be my father's 105th birthday. He died in 1998 at the age of 83. August 22, 1915, was a Sunday. World War I was in … Continue reading My Father’s 105th Birthday
◼︎LAYCOCK FAMILY◼︎GUEST AUTHOR: ◻︎JOHN E. LAYCOCK My brother, John, posted a short beautiful remembrance of our mother this afternoon on Facebook. She died thirteen years ago today. It was Saturday morning, January 6, 2007. She was 89 years old. I couldn't say it better than John did. May Her Soul... Today is the thirteenth anniversary … Continue reading Remembering Mom