“Happy Birthday…Tommy…” | Grandma’s Stories

Dec 11th “Happy Birthday…Tommy…”

Tommy Aldrich…sitting in the center, dressed in all black…is about to have his BIRTHDAY – – -just after our move to FLORIDA!

Sitting left and pointing to Donald Aldrich is uncle, Al Aldrich – – who is brother to my husband Lee Sr., – – Lee is taking this picture, so I decided to crowd in…holding little Lee, Jr., in my left arm…and leaning in toward Tommy and Aunt Thelma – – just so we can have some memory of our get-together.

One of the things that TOMMY wanted for his BIRTHDAY…was a DOG as his very own pet. And…since Al and Thelma have been living in Florida for a while and wanted us to also move to Florida…to help them … in the Restaurant Business – – well …here we are and this is where Thelma was of a great help to TOMMY … in finding just the right kind of dog.

Thelma had a real love for DOGS…and knew where to take TOMMY…so that he could select just the right dog. I can not remember the DOG’s NAME…but as I do remember the DOG must have had some training…as Tommy was able to get the DOG to obey him and do as he was being trained. Tommy’s LOVE for DOGS…lasted all his LIFE…as he enter the ARMY K-9 Corp. – – and even later was always working with DOGS and helping to train DOGS for those that wanted a good and an obedient DOG.

Some where in all of the photos that I have…there is a photo of his DOG and one of the baby CHICKS that I got for the boys for an EASTER Surprise one year. It was one of the rarest of things …that… when I put the food out for the DOG and CHICK…they were able to eat from the same dish…without a fight…and not trying to kill the other. Just one of those amazing things…that you just do not see happen every day. So we will see… if that PHOTO shows up???

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY…TOM ALDRICH!”