“Get Ready to Celebrate with Lee Aldrich”
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Lee ALDRICH”
Some times in LIFE, we know not what we are doing, when we are doing, and WHY we are doing something, because there will be a TIME in the future, when something so unforeseen will happen, it will break our heart, and we would not be able to live any longer, if we had that fore knowledge.
On this particular evening, Lee was sitting in my favorite “Boston Rocker” and while we were talking, I just had the urge to get my camera and snap this PHOTO of Lee, just something about how he looked, right there, in his suit ready for work. A Detective on the St.Louis Police Force, had to take just this one picture and no others, and years later always ask myself “WHY” as there was really nothing extra special, going on at that time?
In 1967, when Lee had left this EARTH to be in HEAVEN, I just felt that I had to go through all of the old PHOTOS to have just one enlarged, and hung in a prominent spot, so that the children and all those that visited our home would remember Lee, as he looked and would never ever forget him. So, after a couple of months of searching, finally found several old pictures and took them to the “Famous Barr Store” downtown.
I knew, that they could do the best work on restoration and enlarging, just the one store, that I trusted to do what I wanted done.
This is the same PHOTO, but after Lee passed on to HEAVEN, I wanted a PHOTO that could be restored, so that our children would never ever forget what their “DADDY” looked like. I felt that they would always have a memory of him as he was and remembered him, as he was here on Earth with us.
So, this is what the results were, the above was enlarged to maybe 16 x 24 inches and in a beautiful frame, just looks like a master piece of art, done so well, the coloring and all of the old back ground, in the old picture removed, just can not think of all of the wonders that were performed, and everyone has said, “It looks as if Lee’s eyes follow you, when you move around the room!”
When I hung this PHOTO on the wall, that one spot at the top of the entrance foyer stairs of our home on “Cherbourg” and I had brought Lee’s MOTHER out to stay, for a few days, never gave a thought about “Lee’s” picture hanging where you will see it, just as you ascend the stairs.
I almost thought that “Louise” was having a “heart attack, she was crying” she thought, she was seeing him alive!
That was another strong memory, never to be forgotten!
Just amazing how some small things that we will do, and without any real thought, at the time, find much later on, that for the rest of our lives, those very same small incidents, were to become a special memory, that will be ever-lasting memories, in fact, the very best of memories, that will last with us forever!
Today is that big day for a “BIRTHDAY PARTY” for the best person, that I know and LOVE forever! May our “Almighty Yahweh” continue to Bless “LEE” forever and ever! D.V.
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“Lee” was in St. Joseph Hospital just before CHRISTMAS 1966 and, since it was so close to Christmas, they left him come HOME, which really was a bad idea, as he was so weak, but, to be “HOME for CHRISTMAS” with the children, was great!
One of the last things that I bought for Lee, was the “record” which had just come out, and was such a great “HIT” being played all the time – something I really liked. I still have this “record” as well as so many others, that we would listen too!
Let me know, if you heard this before, and if you still like “Winchester Cathedral” – just posted “three versions” of it, on yesterday’s “POST” – sit back and…Enjoy!
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