Curtis Echols Rippetoe Jr.

I hope to do justice with Curtie because he is special...he's my twin!!!!!We were never together growing up much because he seemed to be in one direction; and I in another. Does that mean it was because he's a boy and I'm a girl? Must confess something I have never admitted. I was always jealous because he had the blue eyes and blond hair and NO freckles. Ann, you may be the only one to understand that! We did inherit freckles from Nana so must be something good about that.I do remember hearing about Curtie running into a door facing and split his forehead open and Dr. came to the house and did stitches etc. Lala chased him around the dining room table and survived sure a lot of noise about that. we loved living on Main St. in the woods and near a creek and sorta had the area by ourselves. He built a tree house and and even tried raising 3 chickens. He named them Betty,Bob, & Mary. that was from a radio program. he had the unusal experience of having an egg lay in his hand! Nana was still selling lunches at Chamblelain school and the smell in the halls was something we all remember. That was OUR Mom! Moved to Washington St. and felt we were in the big city. Curtie was school patrol at Capitol and then on to Ros evelt Jr hi.He was busy with neighbor Johnny McDaniels building a soap box derby entry. they drove to Akron, Ohio in a rumble seat and even slept the night in that BUT the big news they came in 2nd and he won a Chev..car Bill Currence did you ever do that? He went 2 yrs CHS and joined the Iota Delta Fraternity(I thought they had the cutest boys) but are you ready for this? when he went thru initiation they coated his ???? with plaster paris and you can imagine how paniky Nana and Fafa were. bet he's blushing reading this. World War 2 was going strong and Nana was afraid the army would take him before he finished hi school sooo he went to Gordon Military School in Georgia.joined the Army and was in pilot training and gunman B29 and B17. After that he went to WVU and was a member of Kappa Sigma Frat. He waited tables ,etc. and loved it. decided on Southern College of Optometry in Memphis . WVA got him back and a little Betty Jones entered the picture. Let me tell you...you have never met a man who loved his wife like Curtie!!! He has spoiled her and just can't help showing his love when he looks at her. He is sooo cute, that smile of his is something else. Do you realize how lucky you are, Betty? they have 3 beautiful girls and we are all just have to make a point to meet each other. Curtie worked at Carbide for 16 yrs and they moved to St Louis for 20 yrs. we have all enjoyed fun weddings there and they have many good friends there. Betty retired as a librarian and Curtie was dying to get to Florida to garden and develop beautiful yard.He has a reputation now .He refuses to give up mowing his yard. no one can do it to suit him. More power to you!!! I am honored to say I am your twin You have always lived with high principles and guess your parents training payed off. Keep your Faith and I love you