One of the highlights of the trip was meeting Ray's second cousin, Richard. He kindly spent his whole day with us - and we found he is a great man with a remarkable memory.
Richard and Arianne at Keith's Diner. . . a great place to eat in Memphis. The restaurant was packed, the food was good, but it was noisy and hard to hear. Richard told us about his courtship and marriage to his sweetheart, Anna Mae - a true love story!
We drove by the home where Ray's grandparents lived. Ray remembers visiting them there and Irene has lots of fun stories growing up there. Richard also took us to three cemetaries: Memphis City, Prairie View and Mt Moriah, where he told us a lot about Ray's family history.
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We ended up at Richard's lovely farm, where he showed us around, then treated us to a view of his photo albums. Richard is 92 and has an amazing memory - he told us a lot about serving in Burma, China and India during World War II, as an airplane mechanic. And he showed us tons of family photos. Our one regret was not having a good tape recorder to get all this important family history down for posterity! Thank you Richard, for spending your whole day showing us around and teaching us about our family.
Richard and Arianne at Keith's Diner. . . a great place to eat in Memphis. The restaurant was packed, the food was good, but it was noisy and hard to hear. Richard told us about his courtship and marriage to his sweetheart, Anna Mae - a true love story! 
We drove by the home where Ray's grandparents lived. Ray remembers visiting them there and Irene has lots of fun stories growing up there. Richard also took us to three cemetaries: Memphis City, Prairie View and Mt Moriah, where he told us a lot about Ray's family history.+b.jpg)
We ended up at Richard's lovely farm, where he showed us around, then treated us to a view of his photo albums. Richard is 92 and has an amazing memory - he told us a lot about serving in Burma, China and India during World War II, as an airplane mechanic. And he showed us tons of family photos. Our one regret was not having a good tape recorder to get all this important family history down for posterity! Thank you Richard, for spending your whole day showing us around and teaching us about our family.
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