[PRCo] [NOT PRCo] I had just walked the.................

[Bob Rathke]

I vividly remember April 12, 1945, the day that FDR died.  One of our neighbors came over and I've never forgotten her exact words: "We have a new President, his name is Truman". 

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From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net> 
To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:44:16 AM 
Subject: Re: [PRCo] [NOT PRCo] I had just walked the................. 

Youse  (Yins) are making me feel old.   I was working the night shift for a local trucking company (Norwalk Truck Lines … the outfit that wiped out Lake Shore Electric's freight business) so I was sleeping when it happened.   Television was off.   The Turkey Hill ice cream route man came to the door and told us.   

So you were 11ish … I was 23 and Derrick was minus 10.   My real memories go back to Harry Truman and I was living during Roosevelt's last two terms in office.   


On Nov 23, 2013, at 7:54 AM, DF Cramer wrote: 

> I was in Mrs. Enterline's 5th grade at East Franklin Elementary School. The three fifth grade classes were in the cafeteria/gymnasium for an assembly program when the secretary of the school came to the door and whispered to the teachers. They began crying and I remember being sent home. We watched through the Monday funeral. I was taken with the bands playing the hymns & dirges plus the associations with the Lincoln assassination. I have always been a Lincoln fan and a fan of hymns played by a band. I live in the same home where I watched. 
> Some side thoughts: Mrs Enterline gave me a silver dollar for perfect attendance that year. I missed one day in sixth grade and then had perfect attendance in grades 7-12. No one else ever recognized me and I still have the silver dollar 
> One of the drums and the bugle used at the Kennedy funeral are on display in Brucker Hall (band building) at Fort Myer, VA. I once did a tour of Fort Myer and got to see the empty stall where Black Jack was stabled. The equestrian unit there still performs with dignity & respect. 
> I don't know if you have any interest, but this is a recording of my new composition titled, The Eternal Flame.http://youtu.be/KTkS1I_85b8I will eventually have better quality image and sound, but I wanted to give people an idea of what I have been working on for the past 4 months composing and rehearsing. 
> The local paper did a short article:http://triblive.com/news/armstrong/5119383-74/kennedy-ellermeyer-kittanning#axzz2lTNM7jGn 
> Dennis F. Cramer 
> http://home.windstream.net/dfc1/ 
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