Uncle Robert was the youngest of his siblings, but at the time of his mother's death he began to carry a huge weight by helping to provide for the household.
His mother brought him up with learning proper values and a love for the arts and culture. He learned to play the piano as a child. I do believe that sometimes, he did endure it with a bit of a grudge. He would sometimes be standing, looking out the window. There were his friends outside playing and enjoying life, just "being a kid" and he would have preferred being outside playing instead of inside practicing the piano.
If Uncle Robert went to visit with family or friends (which he did often), once he returned home he mailed a letter to the family or friend thanking them for their hospitality. That was just his way.
The fact that they did grow up with some difficult financial burdens due to the loss of his father at such a young age, Uncle Robert knew that he wanted so much more out of life. Upon completion of high school, he moved to Missouri and began college. He earned his way by working in a shoe store to help with the tuition and living expenses.
He taught at the Military Academy for a while in Missouri, prior to being drafted in the Army to serve during WWI. He later moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and taught in the school systems there. He was proficient in speaking Spanish. I recall him trying to teach me to play the piano and also Spanish.
He had a love for family history and ordered a book on the Gage family, The Gage's of the South. I now know that his very branch was a broken one in that book. They included his father, but only had his name and birth. No marriage or death information was included. He was happy as a lark though. He learned of his Irish heritage and at the time, he probably knew the important facts on his father. What I wouldn't give to have had him write in the missing pieces of his branch.
During the late 1960's he moved to an apartment in New Orleans. He always had a love for that city and enjoyed Mardi Gras. He died in New Orleans, but was buried in Baton Rouge along with his sister and my father at Greenoaks.
Uncle Robert never married or had children. It didn't mean he had no love to share because he generously gave his love to his nieces and nephews and his "greats" as well. He will always be fondly remembered as a kind, respectful and loving individual. He will always be missed by those of us that knew him.
His mother brought him up with learning proper values and a love for the arts and culture. He learned to play the piano as a child. I do believe that sometimes, he did endure it with a bit of a grudge. He would sometimes be standing, looking out the window. There were his friends outside playing and enjoying life, just "being a kid" and he would have preferred being outside playing instead of inside practicing the piano.
If Uncle Robert went to visit with family or friends (which he did often), once he returned home he mailed a letter to the family or friend thanking them for their hospitality. That was just his way.
The fact that they did grow up with some difficult financial burdens due to the loss of his father at such a young age, Uncle Robert knew that he wanted so much more out of life. Upon completion of high school, he moved to Missouri and began college. He earned his way by working in a shoe store to help with the tuition and living expenses.
He taught at the Military Academy for a while in Missouri, prior to being drafted in the Army to serve during WWI. He later moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and taught in the school systems there. He was proficient in speaking Spanish. I recall him trying to teach me to play the piano and also Spanish.
He had a love for family history and ordered a book on the Gage family, The Gage's of the South. I now know that his very branch was a broken one in that book. They included his father, but only had his name and birth. No marriage or death information was included. He was happy as a lark though. He learned of his Irish heritage and at the time, he probably knew the important facts on his father. What I wouldn't give to have had him write in the missing pieces of his branch.
During the late 1960's he moved to an apartment in New Orleans. He always had a love for that city and enjoyed Mardi Gras. He died in New Orleans, but was buried in Baton Rouge along with his sister and my father at Greenoaks.
Uncle Robert never married or had children. It didn't mean he had no love to share because he generously gave his love to his nieces and nephews and his "greats" as well. He will always be fondly remembered as a kind, respectful and loving individual. He will always be missed by those of us that knew him.
Uncle Robert was the youngest of his siblings, but at the time of his mother's death he began to carry a huge weight by helping to provide for the household.
His mother brought him up with learning proper values and a love for the arts and culture. He learned to play the piano as a child. I do believe that sometimes, he did endure it with a bit of a grudge. He would sometimes be standing, looking out the window. There were his friends outside playing and enjoying life, just "being a kid" and he would have preferred being outside playing instead of inside practicing the piano.
If Uncle Robert went to visit with family or friends (which he did often), once he returned home he mailed a letter to the family or friend thanking them for their hospitality. That was just his way.
The fact that they did grow up with some difficult financial burdens due to the loss of his father at such a young age, Uncle Robert knew that he wanted so much more out of life. Upon completion of high school, he moved to Missouri and began college. He earned his way by working in a shoe store to help with the tuition and living expenses.
He taught at the Military Academy for a while in Missouri, prior to being drafted in the Army to serve during WWI. He later moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and taught in the school systems there. He was proficient in speaking Spanish. I recall him trying to teach me to play the piano and also Spanish.
He had a love for family history and ordered a book on the Gage family, The Gage's of the South. I now know that his very branch was a broken one in that book. They included his father, but only had his name and birth. No marriage or death information was included. He was happy as a lark though. He learned of his Irish heritage and at the time, he probably knew the important facts on his father. What I wouldn't give to have had him write in the missing pieces of his branch.
During the late 1960's he moved to an apartment in New Orleans. He always had a love for that city and enjoyed Mardi Gras. He died in New Orleans, but was buried in Baton Rouge along with his sister and my father at Greenoaks.
Uncle Robert never married or had children. It didn't mean he had no love to share because he generously gave his love to his nieces and nephews and his "greats" as well. He will always be fondly remembered as a kind, respectful and loving individual. He will always be missed by those of us that knew him.
His mother brought him up with learning proper values and a love for the arts and culture. He learned to play the piano as a child. I do believe that sometimes, he did endure it with a bit of a grudge. He would sometimes be standing, looking out the window. There were his friends outside playing and enjoying life, just "being a kid" and he would have preferred being outside playing instead of inside practicing the piano.
If Uncle Robert went to visit with family or friends (which he did often), once he returned home he mailed a letter to the family or friend thanking them for their hospitality. That was just his way.
The fact that they did grow up with some difficult financial burdens due to the loss of his father at such a young age, Uncle Robert knew that he wanted so much more out of life. Upon completion of high school, he moved to Missouri and began college. He earned his way by working in a shoe store to help with the tuition and living expenses.
He taught at the Military Academy for a while in Missouri, prior to being drafted in the Army to serve during WWI. He later moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and taught in the school systems there. He was proficient in speaking Spanish. I recall him trying to teach me to play the piano and also Spanish.
He had a love for family history and ordered a book on the Gage family, The Gage's of the South. I now know that his very branch was a broken one in that book. They included his father, but only had his name and birth. No marriage or death information was included. He was happy as a lark though. He learned of his Irish heritage and at the time, he probably knew the important facts on his father. What I wouldn't give to have had him write in the missing pieces of his branch.
During the late 1960's he moved to an apartment in New Orleans. He always had a love for that city and enjoyed Mardi Gras. He died in New Orleans, but was buried in Baton Rouge along with his sister and my father at Greenoaks.
Uncle Robert never married or had children. It didn't mean he had no love to share because he generously gave his love to his nieces and nephews and his "greats" as well. He will always be fondly remembered as a kind, respectful and loving individual. He will always be missed by those of us that knew him.
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