1. In Loving Memory
of Martha Kwan
12/16/21 – 05/12/09

2. My Father married my mother when she was very
young. Father already have a wife in China, but he left
them and came to America and married my mother.

3. They had 5 children: George - 4yrs older than
me, Ruth - 2yrs older than me (pictured here
with momma), Amy - 8 yrs younger and
Nancy - 10 yrs younger

4. Amy, Me, Ruth and Nancy
George was born in Omaha, Neb. And the rest
of us were born in Kansas City, Mo.

5. To Martha From Jimmie
February 14th, 1942

6. I was playing with friends outside. I got so cold that my
feet & hands were frost bitten. I started crying because
they hurt so much. Some men carried me in the store,
took off my boots and stockings, and rubbed my hands
and feet with snow. I guess I thawed out because I still
have my feet and hands. So lucky!

7. I visited them [Ruth & Dick] several times
and that’s where I met Jimmie.
He started coming over to see me
and soon we got married.

8. Our Wedding Party - 1942

9. Our wedding party

10. In 1942, when the war started
I was a war bride

11. Jimmie was drafted in the air force
as an MP at Brookfield.

12. Jimmie -
Isn’t he handsome?

13. Rabbit ears

14. Since Jimmie was an MP, he also had a jeep
with a siren on it.

15. He loved his rice. If he could, he’d probably
eat it for breakfast, lunch and supper.

16. Anyways, he couldn’t always get a pass for his leave,
so one day, he called me and told me to get his food
and rice ready and he would come home to eat it.

17. August 1942
He turned on his siren and sped through San
Antonio and came home and ate and sped
back to the field.

18. Toy’s wife and Me

19. Kerry and Me

20. Kerry
I remember when Kerry was 3 yrs old, he
would hide in the bushes … and shoot
customers with his water pistol as they went
in and out of the store…
This is why parents get gray!

21. Kerry and Ronnie
We bought our first house on 249 Lena Dr...
That’s when I got pregnant and had
Ronnie… Kerry was 14 yrs older than Ronnie.

22. Ronnie - 1966
Jimmie & I always wanted to be sure Ronnie
kept up his good grades… If you make all A’s
we will give you $5.00… He collected $10.00
without us realizing what he had done.

23. Our business card
Jimmie & I both ran the poultry house
but we were financed by a Poultry
company from South Carolina. Their
name was Holly Farms

24. Me and Jo Ellen
Amy had already met J.Y. and got married. They
had Jo Ellen [pictured], Tommy and Larry

25. George went to South America and met
Anita and gotten married over there.
[Donna and David]

26. Jr, Jeri, Kerry and Me
Dick retired and Jr. took over the Agency. It’s a good
thing Jr. has such a sweet & lovely wife [Jeri] who
helps him in the Agency. I really appreciate Jr. He is
the best employer I ever had and also my nephew.

27. Cynthia and Me - September 1973
Later Dick also had a very beautiful daughter
[Cynthia] and a very, very cute daughter [Diana]

28. When she was born, Jimmie & Dick had gone
fishing... Jimmie held up one of the fishes and said
“Look, this fish is as long as your baby [Diana]!”

29. He [Ronnie] attended the school of pharmacy
and there he met a very sweet and lovely girl
[Nancy] and eventually got married.

30. Fishing - Our favorite past time
Jimmie fishing at the beach

31. Jimmie’s Catch

32. Jimmie’s catch

33. Can you tell we liked fishing?

34. Jimmie’s 18lb redfish
caught with Garcia Mitchell 300 on
August 12th, 1973

35. Jimmie’s catch
Notice there are 3 ice chests full
(This is why there are now limits)

36. Richard and Jimmie - July 18th, 1973
Later Ruth met Dick (Richard Eng)
and got married.

37. Ruth - July 18th, 1973
Dick & Ruth came back to Houston after the
war was over and opened a small grocery store

38. Jimmie, Me and friends

39. Jimmie, Me and Margaret at
Marian Ng and Charles Chen’s Wedding
reception in SA Feb 1973

40. Flyer from CACA
Banquet for Jimmie

41. Our boat in front of
Early Bird Poultry and Egg

42. Kerry and Me at the beach house

43. Continuing the tradition.
Ronnie’s catch

44. Reeling in a really big fish

45. Andrew’s Catch

46. Andrew’s Catch

47. Andrew and Stewart’s Catch

48. Bobbie, Andrew and Ronnie’s Catch

49. Kerry - January 11, 1973

50. Ronnie – January 11, 1973

51. Ronnie and Me 07/04/1993

52. Kerry and Me

53. Andrew, Kerry and Me
I have ... naughty, but cute grandchildren
Andrew [pictured], Amanda, Allyson and
Aeriel ... What more can anyone ask for?

54. Andrew - Jan 19, 1994

55. New Baby and a Puppy
Happy Days

56. Andrew

57. Andrew

58. Andrew and Amanda @ TXCH
Jan 17th, 1999

59. Andrew and Amanda
@ home June 27 th, 1999

60. Amanda @ TXCH Jan 12 th, 1999

61. Amanda going home from TXCH

62. Allyson

63. Allyson

64. Aeriel

65. Allyson and Aeriel

66. At Moody Gardens, Galveston

67. At Moody Gardens, Galveston

70. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

71. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

72. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

73. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

74. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

78. Do I really have to?

79. $87.00 Jack Pot

81. Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Galveston

82. In front of our room

83. We are NOT hording!

84. My beautiful Backyard garden

85. My beautiful Backyard garden

86. Backyard garden shed

87. My beautiful Backyard garden

89. My beautiful Backyard garden

94. In the front of our home in Sienna

95. Houston National Cemetery

96. Visiting Jimmie’s grave

100. Houston National Cemetery
Together again