Chris Millard's World

Yesterday we went to Washington Cemetery. This is my Uncle John's grave. He was my father's brother, who enlisted in the Marine Corp, and was killed in Shanghai in 1930. A Marine guard came back with the body and stood guard over it until he was buried. My grandparents could never discover the cause of death. It is something about which I am very curious, so I've decided to petition the office of military records in Denver to see what I can find.

My Aunt Jean (father's sister) and Uncle Joe are buried there too.

Aunt Jean and Uncle Joe were my favorite relatives. I used to visit at their house and see my cousins, Chichi, Dolly, and Adele, all of whom now live in Cleveland. When we got to the cemetery we found flowers at all the graves. When we called Adele, we learned that we just missed them by hours. They were in Washington too!

My Uncle Colin (father's brother) is burined next to Aunt Jean. Uncle Colin was very good to me when I was a child.

On the way back to Virginia we stopped at Barbara Fritchie's restaurant in Frederick, Maryland. When Rick and I moved to Frederick in 1970 we and our children made a habit of eating at this restaurant. Mom is in the picture. She recalls traveling to Frederick with her father when she was about 7 years old. They got candy at the original Barbara Fritchie candy store on Patrick Street.