Chuck,
It's a small world. My Dad also worked at Kroehler in Naperville at the time
(he was there from about 1945-50). Maybe our two Dads knew each other! All I
remember is the family talking about the "awful train wreck" that occurred only
blocks from where they lived in '46.
Verne Brummel,
Fitchburg,WI
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "Rupert & Maureen" <gamlenz@...> wrote:
>
>
> Chuck Spinner has asked me to thank all those who have offered information
> and insight into the Naperville crash. He is unable to respond immediately
> to all the e-mails but will be doing so shortly. He has also provided the
> comments shown below as a background to the book he is writing, and at the
> end are some outstanding issues that you might be able to assist with.
>
> Rupert Gamlen
> Auckland NZ
>
>
>
> Thanks to all those on the List who have responded to my periodic questions
> on the Naperville train wreck of April 25th, 1946. Rupert and Jim Christen
> of Naperville have been invaluable helps as I go on my third year of research
> on the tragedy.
>
> My mother was pregnant with me in April of 1946. I was born on October
> 22 of that year. We lived directly across from the main entrance to Kroehler
> Furniture Manufacturing Company. My Dad worked at the factory and most
> probably was one of those who helped at the scene. However, because of the
> horrific nature of the aftermath of the crash, he never talked to me about
> that day. My Dad died in April of 1961 when I was fourteen and before I had
> any knowledge or interest in the event. We were just one block from the
> train wreck, but my three older siblings were kept in the house and away from
> the crash site.
>
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