My memories of Wallace are few as a child growing up. He was just one of the "Older Boy Cousins" that were at the family dinners. There was Alma then there was me and all the rest were boys until the younger girls started, Alice, Laurie Jo and Lavona.
But the later years after we moved from St. Johns has many memories. We visited him when he lived in Showlow then he came to our wedding in 1959 along with many of the other family members.

We were traveling in 1962 to Ohio and stopped by and saw them in Kentucky. We were always welcomed with open arms. Wallace loved family and loved to visit with them and hear their stories. He was my Dad's oldest nephew and he really loved him.

Wallace came to our home in Las Vegas several times. Loved having him and Mamo here with us for a few days and Oh how they loved the Melons we kept in the fridge. He came by one time and stayed with Keone and he wanted to take him to get Prime Rib. That was a delightful visit.

Another time he came to see us my brother Jim was living here in town. We met him down at Sams Town to eat, Jim didn't know Wallace at all and was shocked at the way they looked so much alike and were alike in many other ways also. Both with their Grey hair and Grey beards.

Wallace called and came and spent a few days before fathers day 2008. He was gathering the genealogies of his families and we spent two days running off pedigree charts of our ancestors so he could take them home and brag about them in his High Priest Quorum. They were giving me a hard time because he didn't use the computer so he was going to show them just what he had and what he knew.

Wallace was a very special cousin. He was always a scolar and a gentleman. We spent several weekends in his home in St Johns when he wasn't even there and we came down for the 24th celebrations with our little children anda grandchildren. Malina says, "Isn't he the one that has the pretty back yard." We stayed there once.

I have two of his paintings, one that Aunt Anona gave me and another self portrait of his that we bought when we were there the last time. I will really miss our visits with Wallace and Margaret but I know that he is in a good place and that his back and his legs don't hurt now.

Thank you Wallace, We love you, Ron and Alta Fae and Family