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Uncle Sid and Aunt Char

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 After my father died, his brother, my Uncle Sid , moved us into his home, where we must have remained until after the funeral, when my Aunt Sylvie came and helped my mother move back to Utah, to the historic Hollywood Apartments, in Salt Lake City.  At Uncle Sid's home, I had the opportunity to become acquainted with my Uncle Sid and my Aunt Char, and their two sons, David and Warren . This was the only time I ever saw David and Warren. According to their FindaGrave memorials, David and Warren died, in 1994 and 2003, respectively. My mother couldn't have asked for a better brother-in-law, nor I, a better Uncle. He spoke with my mother on the phone, and wrote to us, more times than I remember. He always sent us lots of presents for Christmas, until I was in the Army, and asked him to stop. He wanted me to learn Morse Code, and practice with him. He also wanted to buy me a set of Morse Code equipment. I regret that I didn't take him up on his offer, but I told him that i

My Earliest Memories, of My Father

The Day My Dad Died My earliest memories include memories of my father, William Knowlton Vaughan , who, according to various sources, died on August 30, 1966. According to my Utah Certificate of Live Birth, I was born to William Knowlton Vaughan by Merle Mortensen, at the Cooley Memorial Hospital, in Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, at 7:42 a.m., on Friday, October 5, 1962. I had yet to celebrate my fourth birthday when my father died, but I have several memories of him while he was still alive. Personally, I think my father died on Monday, August 29, 1966, based on the stories my mother told of his death, and my memories of it. According to her, he was given a tour of the school for boys where he was going to start teaching the following week, after a weekend. But he died before he could go to work the next week. The school year was probably going to start on Monday, August 29th, but he died before he could go to work that day. However, my mother refused to accept the fact that h