Thanks to David for remembering Uncle Walter.66 years ago today, he was killed in the Pacific.
He was the Starich youngest brother. Thanks
for your sacrific, in our behalf.
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John and Angela (Smolich) Starich, WEDDING DAY
REMEMBERING OUR BEGINNINGS
Hi Starich Cousins, I thought that it would be great to start a Starich/Smolich Blog. David said that among the five surviving cousins that we must have a treasure of old photos to share and stories to tell. By posting them here we can enjoy the family spirit and save them for posterity. Many of our families have grown so big and diverse that the Starich/Smolich remembrances might get lost in the shuffle. So I hope that you agree and will join in and share.
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I will never forget the day we got word of Walter's death. I was very young. We lived in an upstairs apartment on 1st west. I can still see my dad standing by the telephone and crumbling into sobs. I had never seen him cry before. Walter was only eighteen as I have been told. We were all very involved with what we called the war effort. I donated all my rubber toys to help the effort. We did without many things in order to support this cause. Losing Walter was the ultimate sacrifice. I remember him as a sweet, loving uncle in my life. Grandma Angela was devastated. Only her great faith kept her going. She had an experience, perhaps a dream, where Walter came to her front yard and said his good byes. Claudia, do you remember hearing of that event? Please share what you have been told of this. I know that you were too young to actually remember. It's with a heavy but appreciative heart that I do remember one of ours ...... Uncle Walter Thanks David and Claudia for sharing.
No Pat I do not remember any thing about Walter. And I had never heard the story of him coming to Grandma, but I hope it is true, because I know she was devastated over losing him. I can not imagine going through that with a son. That would be a great relief to her to have that happen. And I believe things like that do happen.
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