Sandra Windmiller - 1960
BIO & Pictures
July 2003
DEAR CHARLIE,
WHEN
IT IS ASK WHO CAN THIS SHADOW BE, PLEASE REPLY-—-
DO YOU REMEMBER
THE THICK GLASS GIRL WHO CAME TO SCHOOL IN HER
MICKEY MOUSE OUTFIT,
EARS AND ALL? AND THE ANSWER IS NO, GO SWIFTLY
INTO THE NIGHT
WITH SOME ONE, THEY DO FOR SHADOWS FADE QUICKLY
WHEN NOT REMEMBERED.
THANK YOU FOR FINDING
ME
GOD BLESS YOU AND
ALL YOUR LOVELY ONES
SANDY JO
I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I WENT AS SANDY OR SANDY JO
IN SCHOOL BUT I ENJOY SANDY JO THESE
OCTOBER DAYS OF MY LIFE. WHEN I WENT TO LOUISIANA
SCHOOL I RAN THE WOODY-HILLS,
CLIMBED THE TREES IN THE PARK THAT I PLAYED SOFT
BALL IN. THERE WAS A ROCKY CREEK
BETWEEN THE HILLS AND RAILROAD TRESSELS, I AND
2 YOUNG GUYS A YEAR IN MY TIME
YOUNGER. I WILL NOT MENTION THEIR NAMES FOR
LIKE SO MANY WILL NOT REMEMBER ME. BUT I
PRAY I NEVER STOP RECALLING THEM AND OUR FROG GIGGING
DAYS OF A LOST NAME
ENJOYABLE CREEK.
MY FIRST ENCOUNTER OF L.A. SCHOOL WAS A HARSH ONE
OF A GIRL WHO STUCK ME . THE
SECOND WAS ONE OF VICKIE STEPHENS WHO BEFRIENDED
ME AND REASSURED THAT WHERE WE
FIND BAD WE FIND MORE GOOD, BUT EVEN WITH THIS
I WAS MISERABLE AT SCHOOL. TAKEN
AWAY FROM OUR MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI, CREEKS HOLLERS
AND HILLS. BOXED UP LIKE A TOY IN A
TOY BOX NOT USED TILL SUMMER RETURNED IN ALL ITS
GLORY AND WARMTH. FREE AND LOOSE
TO RIDE MY BELOVED PAINTED HORSE .
I OPEN MY ONE AND ONLY YEAR BOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 20 YEARS UNTIL YOU, OF THE
ONLY KIND TEACHER TO ME EVER, WHO KNEW I BREATHED
UPON THE EARTH. HE WAS A MATH
TEACHER FROM KENTUCKY HE WAS A SOUTH PAW AND HAD
TO TURN HIS ARM IN A CONTORTED
WAY THAT WAS SO IT KEPT MY ATTENTION TILL AT LAST
I COULD SEE THE FIGURES HE HAD
CONCOCTED ON THE BLACKBOARD. THIS KIND MAN WENT
TO MY PARENTS AND TOLD THEM I WAS
MORE THAN A SHADOW, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT ENOUGH
TO MAKE ME STAY IN MY BOX. I MUST BE
FREE TO SEE MORE. I MUST BE FREE FROM SO
MUCH SITTING STILL. IF ONLY HISTORY WOULD
HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ME IN A DIFFERENT FORM MAYBE
SCHOOL COULD HAVE HELD SOME INTEREST
FOR ME. THE MOST ENJOYABLE SUBJECT WAS ENGLISH
–ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, PRONOUNS.
NOT SPELLING AS YOU SEA- --HA SEE. SO OF
I WENT WITH MY LOVE FROM TWO RIVERS FOR
OUR JOURNEY TO LIFE WHICH GOES TO A NEW PAGE FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO TRAVEL
WITH ME OUR US AFTER 43 YEARS US.
Bob & Sandra Jo
DEAR CHARLIE,
WHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO KNOW.
I SHALL BOAR YOU AND LET YOU HAVE A MOST PLEASANT NAP, WHY I
HAVE INSOMNIA OVER YOUR INQUIRE
OF ME.
MY LOVE CALLED ME FROM LANLAND A.F ,B, TEXAS AND
SAYS WE ARE TO GO TO WASHINGTON FOR 4
YEARS. ME THINKING BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN IN
BASIC TRAINING FOR 5 MONTHS INSTEAD OF 6 WEEKS
FEELS HE MUST A F,B, I, OR SOMETHING WELL, THERE
IS ANOTHER WASHINGTON AND IT TAKES
ABOUT 2 DAYS AND NIGHTS TO ARRIVE THERE.
TALK ABOUT WEST YOUNG MAN/ SPOKANE,WA.
2 DAUGHTERS 2 AND A HALF YEARS LATER TACOMA., WASH
{WHERE WE DRANK AND PLAYED CARDS
WITH FELLOW G. I. AND SPOUSES ON WEEKENDS.
MY HUSBAND LEARNED TO BE A MASTER
ELECTRICIAN AND I FOULED UP MOTHERHOOD BIG TIME.
4TH YEAR CARROLLTON, ILL WHERE I STILL DID NOT
UNDERSTAND CHILDREN CAN LEARN BEFORE
SCHOOL AGE WHAT A DUMMY I FAILED SO, ON TO ILLIOPPLIS,
ILL WHERE WE DRAGGED RACED ON
WEEK ENDS, LEGAL===THAN CANOEING--THAN RIVERTONI
ILL FIRST HOME WITH WHEELS. 12 BY 60 TO
MANY TOYS AND TOOLS. BY THIS TIME BOB IS A STRUCTURE
STEEL WORKER AND I ROOMMOTHER,V.P.P. T. A.,
BAD PAINTER, LEATHER CRAFTS EXPERIENCE., LEARN
TO DRIVE A CAR AT 27 THOUGH
SOME WOULD DISPUTE THAT TO THIS DAY.
NEXT 4 ACRES IN TAYLORVILLE,ILL WITH BABY PECAN
TREES HOUSEBOAT ON THE~ SJIELEVILLE LAKE
ONE SEASON – G.E.D. AGE 36 – SENIOR CITIZEN IN
HOMECARE – GOV PAID. WAS PART IN A LIVE PLAY IN
TAYLORVILLE, REFINISHED PERSONAL FURNITURE FOR
US. FISHED IN GOOD WEATHER A LOT. CARP ARE
THE MOST CHALLENGE;
NEXT 4 LANE BOWLING ALLEY! VIDEO STORE WHERE I TOOK
SOME YOUNGSTER TO STATE ,THEY DID
NOT DO WELL BUT I HOPE THEY WILL REMEMBER THE LAUGHS;
NEXT SIMPLE HOUSE AND PONTOON BOAT .. . —
NEXT ELBERTA, AL. WONDERFUL WARM ALABAMA – BAY – SHRIMP BOAT
R. V. PARK WHERE YOU BUY YOUR LOT AND HAVE CONDO
PRIVILEGES SWIMMING POOL ETC. WORK AT A
15 STORY CONDO ON THE BEACH SWEEPING PARKING LOTS
AND ELEVATORS THAN BACK WITH SENIORS THIS
TIME THE ARE IN A ASSISTED LIVING AND I HOSTESS
NEXT ONE HALF ACRE WITH A HOUSE AND DREAMS OF THE
LOT NEXT DOOR WITH VACATION CABINS TO
RENT.
43 YEARS MARRIED 2 DAUGHTERS 6 GRAND—
4 GREAT