November 20th was Grandpa Richardson's birthday. He turned 90 years old! We have all appreciated his wisdom, he is truly a great patriarch. We were sad that we were unable to attend his birthday party, given the great distance between Alabama and Utah. We are looking forward to a visit next June.
Aaron called his Great Grandpa last week to interview him and he wrote a paper based on his interview:
I interviewed my great-grandpa Richardson. One of his favorite traditions is saying daily prayers. His mother told him if he prayed morning and evening good things would happen to him. His mother has effect on the way he looks at life. His mother was kind and helped in any way possible. When he was very young his father died. It made them very poor and he was unable to go to college but he did get to go to a free church school that taught what a college would teach. He learned how to be a secretary. His favorite job was being boss of the Sacramento office for the Southern Rail Road. His boss worked 90 miles and he was able to work independently. Great-Grandpa Richardson had 6 children. He was proud of them because they all went to college and always had a’s and pluses on their report card. If he had the power to solve one problem in the world it would be to help people keep the commandments. He turned 90 years old on 11/20/08. He lives in Utah near my Grandma and Grandma Clay.
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Thank Aaron for doing that! It was wonderful to read. If you don't mind, I'm going to use it as part of the Christmas present my kids are giving to their grandparents. We are learning about family history.
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