Tribute To My Oldest Brother, The Search Continues

There was another search in Roscoe, IL. yesterday for my brother who has been missing since 12 August 2024. Nothing was seen of him. :( We are still hoping and praying he can be found, one way or the other.

They will set up another these are mostly family, friends and folks who care. All volunteers again.

Just some quick snap shots from here and there in his life.

Mom and Gilbert

Gilbert on left

Our family Gilbert on left, we weren't cooperating very well lol. Mom had red hair which didn't show in this picture.

Gil on right, T and I

Gilbert on right, mom on the left holding Gil's son B.

Gil and wife

Things in life happen so quickly. Some times we think time is moving slow but it really isn't. One blinks and years have gone by.

Dad left this world in 2008. He and mom had been divorced since I was 4. Through the years they were friendly. Mom crossed the veil in 2023. Her sister in 2022.

My step mom Marge crossed over in 2006. My younger half sister Laura in 2018. Step brother Vernon in 2022. We will meet again.

But we have our memories and hopefully remember the good times. Yes, makes me maudlin thinking on this. 

In  my minds eye and can still see us walking down the sidewalks of Milwaukee when we lived in town with the boys taking turns pulling our red wagon. We were going house to house asking for pop bottles. They were glass in those days and you could get money for their return for cash. Just nickels and dimes but a lot to us. We collected newspaper as well that we got pennies for at the local junk yard. I think the men who worked there were just being very nice.

We would buy 10 cent paper kites to put together, balsa wood airplanes that were also 10 cents and penny bubble gum. 

Gilbert on left with T and I.

Just heard this morning that my aunt Virla passed away just after midnight. My dad's little sister. May she rest in peace. She was 83. The last of their generation. Virla is the little girl.

Putting up news.

 I am putting up news of my oldest brother first. He has been missing since the evening of the 12th of Aug. he has Alzheimer's. His name is Gilbert and may be confused. They live in Roscoe IL, Winnebago county by Rockford, but he may have walked a long distance.  Also near Machesney, Rockton etc. Please contact the authorities if you come upon him or see him. Prayers welcome on him being found.

We have been trying to get some work done around our place. Dh tore out 3 of the really old front barn ramps and redid those.

Extra wood we had.

The left over shingles from the house work great so no slipping in bad weather.

Another, it mostly needed some TLC and recovered.

3rd one rdone and new shingles went unto it as well.

The paint for the barn has been bought it will be barn red again soon.