Dad turned 26 on May 10th in 1939. Surprisingly, mom didn’t write anything about his having a birthday party in her diary but she did caption this photo so I know who was there. In the back row left to right is Don, who Mickey Risoli dated for quite a while before she enlisted in the W.A.V.E.S. during World War II. Mickey, one of Mom’s oldest and dearest friends, is next to Don. Then Doris Low, Dad’s cousin in the printed dress. The couple on the right are Dorothy and Harold Hale. They’re friends I don’t know anything about.
Leonard Low, Dad’s cousin is in the lower left next to Dad.
Doris and Leonard were the children of Mary Vetter and Fred Low. Mary was
Gramma Pattillo’s sister. Then Bert and Marge, Dad’s brother and his girlfriend.
You can see they were wearing party hats. Mom did write about many other
parties she planned or attended and they always played games for entertainment,
ate and typically had a lot to drink. I don’t know for sure but imagine this
photo was taken inside Lewis and Anna’s home. In 1940 Lewis and Anna lived at
1310 39th Avenue in Oakland. Probably they were at the same address in 1939.
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