Born on December 19, 1919 in Arkansas, Gordon was a child of the Dust Bowl. He married Mary Jane Gertrude Dore on September 14, 1936 in Hugo, Oklahoma. They traveled the Grapevine (The Mother Road) bringing their family to Arizona and finally Bakersfield, California. He died on December 8, 1987 of Alzheimer's.
We have one of the pipes he used to smoke. Being Irish Catholic, I'm not sure if the beads pictured are a rosary or just a pacifier. It could be a picture of his christening too.
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My husband Bobby McMahon, Gordon's nephew was surprise to see the picture. He didn't know it was at first then I told him. Keep the pictures coming!
Thanks, Bobby & Glenda McMahon
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