All that was true for me too, except that my Dad died in December ‘63.
Half of those neighbor kids are dead now. It’s amazing, they just seem to be dropping like flies. If what I see happening to the kids that I grew up with, no one is going to have worry about sustaining SS, the baby boom generation that I grew up with are not living to collect it.
Another friend and neighbor from my childhood died on the the 4th of July at 62.
sorry to hear about 1963 in terms of your father dying.
in terms of people dropping like flies, I guess it doesn’t get any better, so we’ll have to get used to it.
they’ve been running the Andy Griffith show non stop since he died.. that reminds me of my childhood, and I guess that is why the show resonates with our generation.
and Aunt Bea was an amazing, underrated actor and an amazing american role model in terms of that part.. her kindness and goodness was truly wonderful to watch.
my generation passing in late 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Grandparents late 80’s, uncles and aunts—some hit 90 and 95.
I think it strange that those who fried food in lard and ate tons of butter far outlived those who didn’t.