Early 60s with Bobby Vee
My Uncle Robert was off to Nam
My uncle Richard, off to college
My Uncle Ronnie, on the HS wrestling team
My aunt Tish, vying for Miss Colorado
My aunts Judy and Lorraine, in California at U. of San Diego.
My Uncle Johnnie, living at home, a year older than me
Aunt Louise married and living on the farm
Mom, so young and beautiful, at home raising me.
My grandmother, my idol, and raising my uncle Johnny
Today, my mom is gone
My aunt Louise lives alone.
Judy, successful in LaJolla
Tish, successful in San Diegp
Lorraine, successful in Palm Springs
Uncle Richard, a retired teacher in Greeley
My uncle Ronnie, dying of cancer
My uncle John, successful businessman in Denver
They were the best I could have ever grown up with
even though my Uncle Robert has disowned me.
There was nothing like those great years.