The Atwood clan at Christmas: 1962

An Atwood Christmas gathering at Uncle Ed and Aunt Laura's house in Comanche.  Back row:  Hipp Arthur, Joyce and Cecil Rambo, Cranford Lundy.  Second row:  Ed Atwood, Ann Atwood, Laura Atwood, Ruth Lundy, Alma Denny.  Seated:  Susan Lundy, TR Atwood, Ernestine Atwood, Harold Denny, Mama Atwood.  Mama passed in 1963 so this must have been 1962.

Below is a separate picture of my dad Thurston with my little brother Bob Atwood and mother with Mama Atwood in the center.  Same day of course.

Edward Atwood, TR's oldest brother

Here are two photos that show my dad Thurston with his eldest brother Edward.  I am pretty sure they were made in Comanche at Lake Proctor park.

Margaret Reese is in the first picture with her plate in her hand.  Often in the early 1970's TR and Ann Atwood would take all 3 kids camping.  Lake Proctor was one of their favorite places to fish and camp.

TR and Ann had a camper or a trailer for a long time and really enjoyed their camping trips.

Christmas with the Atwoods

This was Christmas at the Atwoods after we had moved from Buffalo to Comanche in 1970,  We stayed at their house for a few weeks and then I rented a house in Fort Worth, where I worked at Sears as a decorator.

This was in TR and Ann Atwood's house in their living room.  The painting in the top photo is a painting done by Mother's sister Elna Hanks.

TR and Ann Atwood at Niagara Falls, 1960's

TR and Ann Atwood at Niagara Falls.  They came  to visit us in Buffalo and of course made a side trip to Niagara, which was only a few minutes over the Peace Bridge from us.  Even though they were only in their 50's TR's hair was already white.  His hair started turning gray when he was only 25 years old. It looks like they were holding hands, a rare sight in any pictures of them.

this is one of my favorite photos of my mother.  I am sure it was made by TR.  You can see a rainbow almost on her shoulder.  I think the falls made a rainbow almost all the time.

More about Bill Reese's early days

These photos are both from visits to T.R. and Ann Atwood, Bill's grandparents, my parents.

On the left he was celebrating his first birthday I think, sitting on TR's lap.

A couple of years later, he was in the back yard at the same house, probably getting ready to play in the lawn sprinkler.

Bill was a good-humored baby, but he wanted to do everything for himself, and didn't spend much time sitting around.  

He started walking at about nine months old. The person who had the most influence on him was his sister Anne.  When their baby sister Margaret was born they almost drove me crazy.