Ike Bowes

From: Bob Bowes
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 6:14 AM
Fw: Photograph

Hi Guys. The man on the right is Great Grandpa Bowes (Dad's Dad) taken in S'toon they think in the early 50's with friends whose son is now living in Aus. I have spoken to him (Rick J.) on the net but we have never met although we are trying to arrange a meeting. They live on opposite ends of the Gold Coast and we are planning to meet soon, probably at the Canada day celebrations here. Cheers, Bob


From: Rick J
To: Bob Bowes
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: Pic

Hi Bob, received a picture of Ike with my folks, it must be taken up at Loon Lake as the trees are not like anything from around our neck of the woods. Will try and scan it on our flat bed scanner tonight and send it too you. Mom is not sure what year it was but had to be 54-56? Dad was working for Merlin Motors and the car in the background looks like about a 54 Ford Mainline.

Do you know how old Ike would have been at that time. Looks in pretty good shape and definately a rugged bugger.

Rick

From: Bob Bowes
To: Rick J
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: Pic

Hi Rick. Thanks for that. I'll check with some of the family to see if they know when Ike was born. Great progress and I'm still looking forward to getting up to see you. I'm in the process of car shopping at the moment and you know what that's like. Wish me luck.

From: Bob Bowes
To: siblings
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 4:53 PM
Subject: FW: Pic

Can anybody help with Grandpa Ike's birthday or even year???? Maybe and I betcha Mom would remember. Cheers, Bob

From: Betty and Martin Taylor
To: 'Colleen Taylor'
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 3:05 PM
Subject: FW: Pic

Colleen, this email came before the one I just sent you. You might want to include the pic grandpa Bowes on the blog.

There is a story behind Bob connecting with Rick J. Rick contacted Bob and asked him if he’d ever lived in S’toon in the early ‘60s. Not sure how he heard about Bob. I think it was on the internet. Imagine connecting in Australia and his family having family connections with ours!