MEETING WITH COUSIN KATHLEEN

This blog has paid off for my quest for extended family once again.

This is a second cousin who lives in Dallas ,Texas named Kathleen.
She is the grandaughter of one of my dad's twin brothers, Cecil.
That is him on the right in this pic with his twin brother.

Cecil had 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. He and his wife Lois divorced and she took Dorothy the girl and he took Jack and Billy the boys.
Jack pictured here was unfortunately killed in the WW11 as a young unmarried man.

 No one really knows where Dorothy  spent her life or much about her at all. Kathleen did find out she had a daughter named Molly who is now married and lives in Texas.

This is Cecil's son named Billy who is Kathleen's father. He was a very handsome young man.

She came into town last Thursday September 13,2012 and her and her husband Paul came to visit. We talked non-stop for over 3 hours and probably could have for 3 more if it hadn't have gotten late. She looked through all the info I have and added some things where she could. All in all it was an amazing afternoon of conversation. Especially finding out how parallel our lives have been.
I was hoping to meet her sister Patricia the following day but time didn't allow that so hopefully since she lives closer, in Ohio we will be able to get together at another time.
My husband made the comment after they left that that was the first brown eyed ,red headed Pryor he had ever seen. Most of us have the icy blue eyes that trademark our ancesters.

This is another pic of Cecil (dad's brother) in his police uniform. A picture like this hung in our living room while I was growing up. He was the police chief in Asheville for several years.

This was a wonderful meeting and I cherish the memories that were made.