Born Sept 19, 1952. In the Air Force 1971-1975. Stationed at Rantoul Air
Force Base, January, 1975, to February, 1976. Moved to Nashville, and then
in January, 1977, moved to Dallas. Address, 1992: 903 Prestwick, Richardson,
Texas 75080; phone 214-234-8299. Address, 1996: 1803 Auburn, Richardson,
Texas 75080; phone 972-234-8299.
The index of births available through ancestry.com lists her name as "Blanche", not "Dorothy". So they must have misread some bad handwriting.
Marriage Notes for Fred Smith and Dorothy Gertrude Grayson-696
Fred and Dorothy had a cottage on Bass Lake in Pentwater, Michigan.
I know that he never knew his birth father (Otto) who stayed in Denmark. As I
remember the story, his mother and I believe it was a cousin, Hans Peter (who were I believe having an affair) came to America when Grandpa was 3. His mother sat him down when he was 22 to tell him that who he thought was his father
was in fact not, and his birth father had just died in Denmark. The birth
father had set up a trust and apparently had some serious bucks (or
whatever!!). From that point on until right before his death, he received a
yearly stipend from the trust. They had a regular lawyer based in
Copenhagen who conducted all of their business. I remember Grandma staying
up late (that was a BIG thing) so she could talk to him with in their
business hours. It was upon learning of the deception that he ran away to
fly planes. He and a bunch of guys had an apartment for quite awhile,
flying their biplanes during the day and partying at night. We had many
hours of conversations about what was. So yes, I guess I do know a little
background!-Craig Riddle June 2010
He pronouned Hakon as ``hay-kon''.
From an interview with Craig Riddle, 2013: Hakon was an American patriot, who always stood up for the national anthem. He was a car freak, and kept his car in such good repair and so clean that you could eat off the engine. He tended to drive too fast. Craig has his certificate of citizenship from 1931. He quit his job building steamer trunks at Hartman Trunk in Racine and went into business for himself as a vacuum cleaner repairman, when the four girls were young.
He was a pilot, and flew biplanes with four buddies, just for fun. Each flight would be followed by a party.
After marriage, they moved to Racine, Wisconsin, in 1931.
Address, 1974-1991: 159 Knight Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901. Phone 415-456-3181.
"Aline" was the name of Una May's best friend.
Virginia had a large doll collection, mostly newer than 1940, about 1500 of them! She lives within walking distance of the Bay, in a three bedroom house, with a single palm tree, on a corner. She has sold Hakon's favorite 1956 T-bird to Sue Ungermann.
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as James
Last address: 832 Bryce Canyon Road,
Oxnard, Ventura Co, CaliforniaCertificate of Death #5600, Ventura County, California
Died aboard fishing boat "Retreat", Pacific Ocean off Point Mugu, California
Cremation ashes at Valley Oaks Memorial Cemetery
ashes spread at La Caille Restaurant, Sandy, UtahLotta May is named after her aunt Lotta, according to Suzanne Seiler.