captured moments

A few weeks ago my dad gave me a project to work on. A slide show of some of our old family pictures. Some would know that this is a real treat for me because I have a love for old black and white photos. I love how they capture a little of the way things were in that moment in time. The styles. The scenery. The personalities. The relationships. Over the last few weeks I enjoyed getting to know my grandpa and his eight brothers and two sisters little more. Here are few of my favorites.

Great Grandma and Grandpa (1935)

The Old Family Car

Grandma in the ticket office where she worked (Early 1940s) This is where she first saw Grandpa.

Grandpa and Grandma

While in the middle of this project, Grandma decided she had fought a good fight in this life and went on to be reunited with Grandpa. I was privileged to be at her side as she left. After she passed, I began sorting through her pictures and reading her personal history. I was reacquainted with the lively, generous grandmother I had known and loved and the amazing, fun life she led. I am so blessed to call her grandma.All these events have reminded me what a stellar heritage I have. 

Gma, Gpa, and Me

Al and Vi –Together Forever

 

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PS. My dad calls me a photo geek. I like to call it family historian.

Viola Faye Blevens Hintze "I'm Glad I Winked" Born January 25, 1922, she quietly passed away, surrounded by her family, May 18, 2011 due to causes incident to age. Mother's parents were Elbert Blevens and Evva Abbott. When she was born they were living on a homestead on the "dry lands" south of Lamar, Colorado where she started her education in a one room country school house and later received an Associates Degree at a Junior College in Lamar. While working as a theater cashier, Mother noticed a "good looking stranger" passing by and she winked at him. She later married that stranger, Alan Sears Hintze, February 14, 1943 in Colorado Springs, CO; marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple May, 1945. They initially settled in Taylorsville, Utah but due to Daddy's work they also lived in Schenectady, NY, Hamilton, OH, Cleveland, OH, and Germantown, MD. Everywhere they lived Mother and Daddy made wonderful friends they will always treasure. When Mother became a member of the LDS Church, she embraced it completely. The rest of her life was spent serving others in the Primary, MIA, Relief Society and as an ordinance worker in the Washington DC Temple. One of her fondest memories was teaching the youth of the Cleveland Ohio Stake to ballroom dance. Mother never met a stranger. Mother and Daddy opened their home to literally hundreds of people who needed a place to stay so they could attend the DC Temple. Mother's children are: Jan (Wendy), St. Marys, PA; Helen (David) Harlow, Provo, UT; Frank (Marla), West Jordan, UT; and Olia (Bill) Shearer, Chino Valley, AZ. Mother loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Our warmest appreciation to the staff at Alta Ridge Assisted Living, South Jordan and Millcreek Home Health and Hospice. Christie, and so many others, thank you for everything. Funeral services will be held Saturday, 11:00 a.m. at the Mountain Shadows 7th Ward, 7925 South 2700 West. Viewings will be held Friday, 6-8:00 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road and Saturday at the church, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Holladay Memorial Park, 4670 S. Highland Dr.