UNCLE ROGER 1943-2022

 The day started strangely I awoke earlier than the alarm. It was supposed to rain I think. All a blur right now. I was wearing my work boots. Noticed after a few minutes that the left foot felt strange. The insert for the left boot was hanging out.

I did not find out Roger died until the next day. I checked facebook first as always and Tony Murphy had sent me a personal message. I quickly went to yahoo email and there was the email from Mary.

Still hard to believe and this post will take a while to make comments.

That Sunday I explored Schoolhouse pond before going to the laundry.

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June 26

Stage Harbor  Marine where Rog worked for years and I used to visit him there when he was on a coffee break

random photos will follow

Ruth,Rene,Bob, Muriel back

Roger and Cathy Nichols front at Bob & Muriels wedding 1948

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Rog at Stage Harbor working on an engine

his motorcycles

Ma & Roger

Roger

Roger and Curt

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July 10

went to see Mary and she was not home. took some pix

flowers on the deck.

aquarium stones left when Scott and Tony cleaned out the tanks.

ramps to shed Rog built

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August 16

still waiting for weather to cool enough to be back in the sunrom with the lap top and scanner.

gravestone has been ordered and a deposit on it made- industry shortage on granite.

August 23

Just spent a sweltering hour in the room where lap top is in cooler weather. I wanted to scan pix of Roger Chrystie finally. 

here they are:

above-Roger and his brother Bob

Tommy,Jan, Roger,Steven

Roger Lori Addie

top of these 3- Charley Kelley in the background

Ann Marie Devlin

top Lesley horse and Roger

middle Roger Lori and Addie

bottom Ann Marie and Roger

top-Paula,Jer,Roger -Lee Kar,Mom

middle Roger and Mary

bottom Paula Mom Me Jer Rog - Kar up front

top- Bob Muriel Me Rog,Ma Chrystie,Dad Chrystie and Mom 1967 Ma Chrystie's last Thanksgiving

middle- Rog,Lori Addie,Muriel Bob Mom and me.

bottom Addie,Roger,Lori,Muriel Bob in back Mom and me

me Rog Addie and bike

me Bob Mom Roger

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September 10

I promised Mary I would stop by to pick up a quilt Mom had made for Roger. Added to that later was to help Mary connect her new printer to her lap top. It was to be between 10 and 11 am after I food shopped. Hooked it up for her- no ink so naturally it will not print. Let's hope there are no problems once ink arrives!

I had distinctly remembered Mom making a zig zag quilt. This was not zig zag and was heavy. Nothing Mom could have handled with her hands. But hey I could be wrong. So I had laundry to do after a month the next day and it ws so heavy I had them do it- cost 22 bucks LOL

Also in the bag with the quilt was a pillow Mom did with needlepoint. I remember that and me being the one to sew it together with a cat pattern backing and zipper. Then Mary gave me a choice of a momento of Tattoo flash art.

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December 26

Mary's Legs shadow the stone

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Tony,Scott,Rog and their bikes

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