There are also, as this biography is written in 1954, two great- grandchildren, thfjpughters of William Lauritz McCaslin and his wife, "Pat". Thes,1 grand-daughters are Judy and mean: OU 20 u AJE. Until 1941 there had been but two serious illnesses and no major accidents involving members of Lauritz' family. When the second daughter to bear the name "Lauran was a child, she suffered a severe attack of polio that left lier right side shriveled and almost useless, yet this handicap was overcome as the second daughter fashioned her career first in vocal music and later in teaching. The surgery undergone by Anne in 1937 came close to over-taxing Lauritz' wife, but Anne rallied and recovered to all outward appearances. But in the early weeks of 1941 Anne fell ill and became bed-ridden and in June was transferred to Monterey Community Hospital at Carmel. There following a bedside vigil partaken in by Louise and her husband, Laura, William and Robert, she died. Her funeral at Fresno, followed by burial in the family plot at the I.0.0.F. cemetery, resembled, in attendance, a Danish reunion of the old days. White-haired friends of the past, and hosts of her children's friends, attended the services at Stephens and Bean. Annals marvelous touch at baking, her :growairs with the needle and sewing machine, her great dinners around the oval dining table, her endless love and devotion to her children, and her seemingly impossible genius at raising gorgeous beds of dahllas, jonquils, poses and myriad other blooms, while all the meantime she continued to do most of her own house-work, were recalled and marvelled ate Nearly two hundred sprays of bloOms and plants overflowed the scene of her last rites as countless family friends paid tribute to this wonderful wife and Mother. Lauritz returned to Pacific Grove and for a time resided at an hotel presided over by Marie Johansen, his late wife's sister. But he was discontented among other tenants with whom he felt unfamiliar, and in 1943, with the cooperation of Laura, Walter and William, he was es tablished in a small home at 126 Grand Avenue, a dwelling he had once owned but lost via mortgage during his business woes. Here hs enjoyed, insofar as memories permitted, a bachelor existence save for those periods when he was visited, sometimes for rather extended periods, by his sons and daughters. In 1952 Laura left her Coalinga post and obtained a position with the Monterey County School system, and took up residence with her father. Many partial family reunions occurred at this home, and many were the fireside chats between Lauritz and old friends from Fresno who dropped in th# re-live old times. He became a sort of "anchor" to friends and family alike, for he was really a genuine "old-timer" and recounted aga.in and again experiences and personalities of Fresno's forgotten early days. During World War II he proudly displayed a service flag in his front window, for on this flag were six blue stars representing the service in the armed forces of four of his sons, one grand- son and a grand-daughter. His past exploits, and this unusual representation of his family, were the subject of several news articles in the state. But as the years waned, so did Lauritz, although his fine hands and arms retained much of their strength. Mis movements became more and more curtailed as disused muscles atrophied, but in spite of his dimishing physical activity, his mental faculties remained alert and inquisitive. He was quick to demonstrate parental pride in his children's achievements, and prone to gloss over and minimize their shortcomings. Page 9 , OCR Text: There are also, as this biography is written in 1954, two great- grandchildren, thfjpughters of William Lauritz McCaslin and his wife, "Pat". Thes,1 grand-daughters are Judy and mean: OU 20 u AJE. Until 1941 there had been but two serious illnesses and no major accidents involving members of Lauritz' family. When the second daughter to bear the name "Lauran was a child, she suffered a severe attack of polio that left lier right side shriveled and almost useless, yet this handicap was overcome as the second daughter fashioned her career first in vocal music and later in teaching. The surgery undergone by Anne in 1937 came close to over-taxing Lauritz' wife, but Anne rallied and recovered to all outward appearances. But in the early weeks of 1941 Anne fell ill and became bed-ridden and in June was transferred to Monterey Community Hospital at Carmel. There following a bedside vigil partaken in by Louise and her husband, Laura, William and Robert, she died. Her funeral at Fresno, followed by burial in the family plot at the I.0.0.F. cemetery, resembled, in attendance, a Danish reunion of the old days. White-haired friends of the past, and hosts of her children's friends, attended the services at Stephens and Bean. Annals marvelous touch at baking, her :growairs with the needle and sewing machine, her great dinners around the oval dining table, her endless love and devotion to her children, and her seemingly impossible genius at raising gorgeous beds of dahllas, jonquils, poses and myriad other blooms, while all the meantime she continued to do most of her own house-work, were recalled and marvelled ate Nearly two hundred sprays of bloOms and plants overflowed the scene of her last rites as countless family friends paid tribute to this wonderful wife and Mother. Lauritz returned to Pacific Grove and for a time resided at an hotel presided over by Marie Johansen, his late wife's sister. But he was discontented among other tenants with whom he felt unfamiliar, and in 1943, with the cooperation of Laura, Walter and William, he was es tablished in a small home at 126 Grand Avenue, a dwelling he had once owned but lost via mortgage during his business woes. Here hs enjoyed, insofar as memories permitted, a bachelor existence save for those periods when he was visited, sometimes for rather extended periods, by his sons and daughters. In 1952 Laura left her Coalinga post and obtained a position with the Monterey County School system, and took up residence with her father. Many partial family reunions occurred at this home, and many were the fireside chats between Lauritz and old friends from Fresno who dropped in th# re-live old times. He became a sort of "anchor" to friends and family alike, for he was really a genuine "old-timer" and recounted aga.in and again experiences and personalities of Fresno's forgotten early days. During World War II he proudly displayed a service flag in his front window, for on this flag were six blue stars representing the service in the armed forces of four of his sons, one grand- son and a grand-daughter. His past exploits, and this unusual representation of his family, were the subject of several news articles in the state. But as the years waned, so did Lauritz, although his fine hands and arms retained much of their strength. Mis movements became more and more curtailed as disused muscles atrophied, but in spite of his dimishing physical activity, his mental faculties remained alert and inquisitive. He was quick to demonstrate parental pride in his children's achievements, and prone to gloss over and minimize their shortcomings. 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