Papa's mother passed away December 10, 1962; she had suffered with MS much of her life. Papa was unable to go to her funeral; he went back and forth on this decision, but by the time he had decided to attend JY and family had already left for Texas, so it was too late to make his arrangements.

Nana and Papa became grandparents on May 18^th, 1961, when Arlene was born. 2 years later a grandson Mark was born, and 3 years after that a final grandchild was born, Diana.

Papa can recall that it was with Arlene, on 7/20/1969, while taking a Sunday drive around Bodega Bay, that they were listening on the car radio to the broadcasts of the first landing on the Moon by the United States.

Unfortunately there are really no pictures from the 1960's and 1970's, and fewer stories still. Papa had numerous reflections on Colorado and working in Vallejo, but he never had much to say about personal time spent during these years. They had a small camper which they must have used now and then, and there were some trips to Kim and other places. But in general it seems their life was fairly uneventful, with Papa working at the School District, Nana working as a hair dresser, and their Son and three Grandchildren living about 15 miles away in Napa.