Photo Album of Mom and Dad 1956-1964
Susan Grone and Joseph McKee photo album, 1956 - 1964 In June 1954 Mom flew with Dad to Venezuela to check things out and visit his parents in Caracas. They flew all night long and stopped 2 times. One stop was in Cuba; people got off to buy cigars. Allan and Mary Finch (she is Marian Bennett Finch) lived in El Rosal neighborhood. Address was estado Zorro Caima. Photo with obelisk is Altamira. Photo of Mom and Mrs. Finch (Abuelita) walking around Caracas. Allan, Abuelita, Judy and Mark were there. In Fall 1955 Dad went to Colorado to go to Colo School of Mines. She told him she was going to still go to parties, and not stay at home on weekends. So Dad went to Abuelita and Grandpa and begged them to help him fund a new life with Susan so he could marry her the next summer and they could live in a little apartment in Colorado. They finally agreed So at Christmas, he came to St. Louis, went straight to her ho...