My Mom had 2 brothers - Christopher and Orion.
Christopher was her older brother,
Orion was her younger brother.
Being the first-born son, Christopher
received his name to keep a long-held family tradition:
My great-great-great-grandpa was Christopher.
My great-great grandpa was John.
My great grandpa was Christopher.
My grandpa was John.
Christopher was tall and lean and looked
like his dad's side of the family.
Orion looked like his mother's side.
In fact, my grandma declared that
"Orion looks just like my pa!"
Christopher & Orion did not look at all alike.
Not even close.
We called Christopher "Chris", but Orion was always "Orion."
Chris smoked a pipe.
Orion smoked cigarettes for a time.
Chris left the farm, went to business school,
then worked in a bank before going
into the retail business, selling men's clothing.
Orion stayed on the farm he was born on,
milking cows and raising crops until he retired.
Chris married Annie Laurie Connelly and
they had 2 children.
Orion married Ruth Erickson rather late in life,
and they had no children.
I think I knew Orion better than Chris
since he lived near Dalton and I saw him more often
But Chris was easier to talk to - not as reserved as Orion.
Both of my uncles were soft-spoken,
never boisterous.
They were patient and kind.
They were Norwegian...and Lutheran.
They were Dahlagers!
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