My Aunt Lola is my mother's sister and the sister closest to her age, four years older. My mother, Anna May McGarvey Eyster, said that growing up and through high school, Lola was one of her best friends. She described Lola as happy and fun to be with. Lola was also musically inclined as all of the siblings seemed to be.
When Lola, her husband and two children (the other two were not yet born) moved out of the Los Angeles house in which all lived post-WWII, into another state, my mother really missed Lola and continued to do so. Lola was her Matron of Honor at her wedding and was the person to sign the official marriage document as the witness.
My husband and I happened to be at my parents house in Northridge, California, celebrating the 3rd birthday of our daughter, when the call came that my Aunt Lola had died. Through her tears, my mother said, "I am going to miss her so much more." I know they corresponded, sent photos of children. The letters have not survived but a few photos have. This of course, was before the era of internet, cell phones and all the other ways people can easily stay in touch. Long distance calling was slow and cost money so calls were carefully measured.
My Aunt Lola and her husband Jim have left a legacy of four terrifc "children", now grandparents themselves.
When Lola, her husband and two children (the other two were not yet born) moved out of the Los Angeles house in which all lived post-WWII, into another state, my mother really missed Lola and continued to do so. Lola was her Matron of Honor at her wedding and was the person to sign the official marriage document as the witness.
My husband and I happened to be at my parents house in Northridge, California, celebrating the 3rd birthday of our daughter, when the call came that my Aunt Lola had died. Through her tears, my mother said, "I am going to miss her so much more." I know they corresponded, sent photos of children. The letters have not survived but a few photos have. This of course, was before the era of internet, cell phones and all the other ways people can easily stay in touch. Long distance calling was slow and cost money so calls were carefully measured.
My Aunt Lola and her husband Jim have left a legacy of four terrifc "children", now grandparents themselves.
My Aunt Lola is my mother's sister and the sister closest to her age, four years older. My mother, Anna May McGarvey Eyster, said that growing up and through high school, Lola was one of her best friends. She described Lola as happy and fun to be with. Lola was also musically inclined as all of the siblings seemed to be.
When Lola, her husband and two children (the other two were not yet born) moved out of the Los Angeles house in which all lived post-WWII, into another state, my mother really missed Lola and continued to do so. Lola was her Matron of Honor at her wedding and was the person to sign the official marriage document as the witness.
My husband and I happened to be at my parents house in Northridge, California, celebrating the 3rd birthday of our daughter, when the call came that my Aunt Lola had died. Through her tears, my mother said, "I am going to miss her so much more." I know they corresponded, sent photos of children. The letters have not survived but a few photos have. This of course, was before the era of internet, cell phones and all the other ways people can easily stay in touch. Long distance calling was slow and cost money so calls were carefully measured.
My Aunt Lola and her husband Jim have left a legacy of four terrifc "children", now grandparents themselves.
When Lola, her husband and two children (the other two were not yet born) moved out of the Los Angeles house in which all lived post-WWII, into another state, my mother really missed Lola and continued to do so. Lola was her Matron of Honor at her wedding and was the person to sign the official marriage document as the witness.
My husband and I happened to be at my parents house in Northridge, California, celebrating the 3rd birthday of our daughter, when the call came that my Aunt Lola had died. Through her tears, my mother said, "I am going to miss her so much more." I know they corresponded, sent photos of children. The letters have not survived but a few photos have. This of course, was before the era of internet, cell phones and all the other ways people can easily stay in touch. Long distance calling was slow and cost money so calls were carefully measured.
My Aunt Lola and her husband Jim have left a legacy of four terrifc "children", now grandparents themselves.
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