The Cycle of Life. This seemed a good post to celebrate my Mom's birthday. She would have been 86 on August 9th. Mom was a true North Carolina Southern Belle, always full of life and love.
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| My Mom - Mary Belle McLaurin - early 1940s |
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| Mom - mid- 1940s |
Dad was a staunch Connecticut Yankee. They made quite a pair.
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| My Dad -1942 - army barracks, Ft. Bragg, NC |
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| They married just before Dad left for WWII |
Dad returned from his tour of duty and: Veronica, Frank Jr., Mari, Lauren - (from left)
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| 4 Kids Later - 1950s - a very Merry Christmas |
Unedited scanned photos
