Ray G.G.Grand Dad Wilde Wil De:  

Please don't take my relating events in my LIFE as bragging, but to share how fortunate and a wonderful and full LIFE that I have had, and that I love to share details on any part. I was born on June 18th, 1922 in a cook shack! My father and I were very close and he took me with him all during my early days every where that he went. He had bleeding ulcers and felt he possible would not LIVE very long and I might be the MAN of the family at an early age. He and my mother lived in a cook shack early in there marriage until there home would be completed. This was used to feed the thrashing crews of grain while their first first home was built North of Muenster. Because of his health problem, he had to discontinue farming and move to town. He started a used car repair shop after attending Ray's auto Training school in Kansas. Later he started a gasoline distributor shipment for Magnolia. I became a very limited involvement in the start of the family business, Chevrolet dealership in 1925. Dad started with his brother Hubert, but after a short time bought him out. I went off to college in 1940 to St. Mary's University in San Antonio,Tx and completed all but one subject before being called to active service WWII as volunteer in the US Army. While in college I was in the US Air force for one year earning my wings and private pilot license by instructor Gene Dubolai at Gainesville Air po...Expand for more