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Friday, July 13, 2007

Happy Birthday to Leonard Rose

Leonard Rose and his family lived along the same road we lived on when I was growing up. We sometimes caught a ride partway home from school with him when he came to pick up Connie from school. I was in the eighth grade that year and Connie was in the first. I remember that he would come and get the skimmed milk that we saved in a 50 gallon barrel after we had separated the cream off. He would feed it to his pigs, I think. I also remember one awful day when he was rushed to the doctor after getting his hand caught in the corn picker. I believe he lost his thumb that day.

We affectionately called him "Nerd". That was before we knew that the word meant something other than a nickname we made up for him because his name was Leonard.

He was a good neighbor and my dad liked and respected him.

Happy Birthday, Leonard!

1 comment:

  1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEONARD, HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO DALE ROSE?? I KNEW DALE RETTY GOOD AS A KID, HE WAS A NICE GUY.
    DALLAS ADAMS---BROTHER TO LESTER ADAMS IN HAIGLER

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